Hunter River - Stockton Channel Entrance Weather Forecast
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Shower or two. Becoming windy
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Cloudy
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Possible shower
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Shower or two
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Shower or two
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Partly cloudy
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Mostly sunny
Today 12 Feb Newcastle
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southerly 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day then increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy. 50% chance of showers during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and early evening.
- Weather Situation
- A cold front located along the Illawarra Coast is moving north along the coast today. It is bringing a fresh to strong southerly change to NSW waters, reaching the northern coast later today. Winds will turn southeasterly Friday then easterly Saturday and Sunday as a new ridge forms along the coast in the wake of the cold front.
Hunter River - Stockton Channel Entrance Temperature Statistics View More
February Temperature
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Lowest 3 February, 2026
17.1 °CAverage February
22.6 °CHighest 5 February, 2026
31.7 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Newcastle (Nobbys) (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
15.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.3 °C