Hunter River - Carrington Basin Weather Forecast
- 14
- 32
Sunny
- 15
- 21
Showers increasing
- 13
- 20
Shower or two
- 11
- 23
Partly cloudy
- 10
- 27
Sunny
- 13
- 30
Sunny
- 15
- 31
Possible shower
Today 26 Sep Newcastle
Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon then becoming southerly 25 to 35 km/h in the late evening.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Norah Head in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea directs a northeasterly flow through the coastal waters. A cold front and trough will pass through the Tasman Sea during the weekend, bringing a southerly change that will track northward along the NSW coast during Saturday and Sunday. Another high crossing Tasmania early next week will then extend a new ridge into the coastal waters.
Hunter River - Carrington Basin Temperature Statistics View More
September Temperature
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Lowest 9 September, 2026
8.7 °CAverage September
17.5 °CHighest 21 September, 2026
32 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
15.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.6 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.4 °C