Carrington Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending north to northwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge directs northerly winds over southern coastal waters, while a low pressure system in the Tasman Sea, brings fresh southeasterly winds along the north coast, before tracking into the southern Tasman Sea later in the week. A strong cold front is forecast to sweep the coastal waters from today through to Friday, with fresh to strong southwesterly winds in its wake. The southerly airstream will increase further to gale-force, and large, powerful waves will develop as a low forms off the south coast and brushes the southern and central parts of the coast between Friday and early Saturday, before the system heads into the Tasman Sea through the weekend.