Lake Macquarie - Cane Point Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas

3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers offshore, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A complex low pressure system off the northern NSW coast. The primary centre of the system is forecast to continue its gradual eastward track over the Tasman Sea today while the secondary low centre brushes the southern half of the coast maintaining strong winds and large powerful surf. Winds and surf conditions are forecast to ease gradually later in the week as the system moves further offshore and it is followed by a large high pressure ridge moving across the state.