Hunter River - Stockton Channel Entrance Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Port Stephens early in the morning. Winds turning north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore north of Norah Head.

Weather

Becoming cloudy. 80% chance of showers late this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

Southerly winds are forecast to turn northerly through today, ahead of a series of fronts and troughs expected to bring southerly surges to the coastal waters until Tuesday. Following this, winds should ease and turn northerly as a high pressure system enters the coastal waters mid-week.