Fishing Point Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly 20 to 25 knots during the morning then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Stephens in the late morning.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

A strong cold front is bringing a fresh to strong southwesterly change for southern parts of the coast, and strong northeasterly winds ahead of it for central and northern parts of the coast. This southwesterly change will reach central and northern parts of the coast this afternoon as the cold front moves east, before winds tend north to northeasterly across the entire coast on Monday as ridge builds along the coast. Another cold front will brush southern and central parts of the coast on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing a southwesterly change with it.