Bateau Bay Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Port Stephens early in the morning. Winds tending northwest to southwesterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly drifting eastwards while directing north to northeasterly winds over the coastal waters. A trough is forecast to sweep the southern and central parts of the coast today, bringing a southerly wind change in its wake. Winds will then turn northerly again later in the week as the trough weakens and another weak high pressure ridge develops over the region. A cold front sweeping the south looks set to bring another southerly change on the weekend.