Hunter River (North Channel) - Smiths Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

    • 19
    • 24

    Cloudy

    • 16
    • 20

    Possible shower

    • 14
    • 22

    Partly cloudy

    • 15
    • 23

    Possible shower

    • 15
    • 25

    Partly cloudy

    • 14
    • 26

    Mostly sunny

    • 15
    • 32

    Partly cloudy

Today 25 Dec Newcastle

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening.

Hunter Coastal Waters

Seal Rocks to Broken Bay
Wind
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of Port Stephens during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore south of Norah Head.
Weather
Cloudy.
Caution
Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Weather Situation
Fresh to strong southerly winds are prevailing as a strong high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge over the coastal waters. Winds are forecast to remain southerly into the weekend, while gradually easing, as the high slowly moves southeast, entering the southern Tasman Sea by the weekend.
Graph Plots Open in Graphs

  • Temperature Forecast Bureau of Meteorology

  • Temperature Real-Time

Hunter River (North Channel) - Smiths Creek Entrance Temperature Statistics View More

December Temperature

Newcastle (Nobbys) (7km)

  • Lowest 2 December, 2025

    11.3 °C

  • Average December

    22.3 °C

  • Highest 21 December, 2025

    39.5 °C

Climate (2020–Present)

Newcastle (Nobbys) (7km)

Take a look at our website widgetsAvailable free! Find Out More

  • Average Low 2020–2025

    15.3 °C

  • Average 2020–2025

    18.5 °C

  • Average High 2020–2025

    22.3 °C
Get WillyWeather+ to remove ads