Bushy Island Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Stephens in the early afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Stephens during the morning.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure over the state is drifting north ahead ahead of a cold front that will cross the coastal waters between late Tuesday and early Wednesday, bringing fresh to strong west to northwesterly winds. This front will be followed by a stronger cold front late Thursday or early Friday, with strong to gale-force west to southwesterly wind change in its wake. Winds will gradually ease later in the week through Saturday as a new high pressure system drifts across the state.