Hunter River - Horseshoe Beach Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore north of Port Stephens in the early afternoon. Winds turning north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lies near the coast while a high pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea is slowly drifting eastwards, bringing east to northeasterly winds along the coast. The trough will continue to move offshore today, while another trough brushes the coast on Saturday, with fresh southerly winds in its wake. These two troughs may interact and form an offshore low pressure system before heading further eastwards, then winds will tend northerly early next week as a high pressure ridge drifts across the state. Then, a series of cold fronts looks set to cross the coastal waters mid-next week.