Hunter River - Stockton Channel Entrance Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Port Stephens.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will slowly drift east towards New Zealand over the next several days while directing an onshore easterly airstream over the coastal waters of New South Wales. A coastal trough is expected to develop about the north coast early next week, bringing unsettled weather.