Hunter River - Steelworks Channel Swinging Basin Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Port Stephens.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure system over the western Tasman Sea is slowly drifting eastwards while directing northeasterly winds over the coastal waters. This pattern will be disrupted by a trough sweeping the southern and central parts of the coast on Thursday, with a southerly wind change in its wake. Winds will then turn northerly again later in the week as the trough weakens.