Magenta Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge extends across the southern waters, while a trough continues up the coast today, bringing a southerly wind change. The winds then tend south to southwesterly along the northern coast and west to southwesterly along the southern coast during the weekend as the trough lingers along the northern coast.