Lake Macquarie - Spectacle Island Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre, tending southwesterly 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon, then tending south to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Norah Head in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A strong cold front is forecast to cross the state today, with strong to gale-force west to southwesterly winds in its wake. Winds will then turn southerly and gradually ease from later Friday through the weekend as the front moves further offshore while a strong high-pressure system moves over the Bight and extends a ridge over the coastal waters. Winds will then become onshore easterly early next week as the high slowly drifts eastwards.