Lake Macquarie - Fig Tree Point Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning then turning north to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore north of Port Stephens in the early afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres around midday, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lies near the coast while a high pressure system over the southwestern Tasman Sea is slowly drifting eastwards, bringing east to northeasterly winds along the coast. The trough will continue to move offshore today, while another trough brushes the coast on Saturday, with fresh southerly winds in its wake. These two troughs may interact and form an offshore low pressure system before heading further eastwards, then winds will tend northerly early next week as a high pressure ridge drifts across the state. Then, a series of cold fronts looks set to cross the coastal waters mid-next week.