Hunter River (North Channel) - Sandy Island Weather Forecast

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    • 33

    Clear

    • 21
    • 33

    Showers increasing. Smoke

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    Possible early shower. Windy

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    Cloudy

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    Sunny

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    Partly cloudy

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    Partly cloudy

Today 31 Jan Newcastle

Mostly clear. The chance of smoke haze later this evening. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h turning northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.

Hunter Coastal Waters

Seal Rocks to Broken Bay
Wind
Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Norah Head in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.
Weather Situation
A ridge extends over the NSW coast from a high situated over the Tasman Sea, maintaining northeasterly winds over NSW waters. A cold front will bring a southerly change to the coast tomorrow, starting from the southern coast in the early morning and moving through to the northern coast by the evening. In the wake of the cold front, another ridge will form along the NSW coast, maintaining southerly winds along the coast Monday, with winds shifting easterly then northeasterly Tuesday and Wednesday as the ridge moves east.
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January Temperature

Newcastle (Nobbys) (6km)

  • Lowest 12 January, 2026

    16.7 °C

  • Average January

    22 °C

  • Highest 10 January, 2026

    36.9 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Newcastle (Nobbys) (6km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    15.3 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    18.5 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    22.3 °C
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