Garden Island Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Stephens in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas

Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres around midday, then increasing to below 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Mostly sunny. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A broad high pressure ridge continues to build from the west while a trough lingers over the far northeast of the state. A weak cold front is forecast to cross the far southeast of the state this morning, bringing a gusty southerly change up the NSW coast, followed by another cold front and southerly change mid-week.