Lake Macquarie - Swansea Channel Entrance Weather Forecast
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Shower or two
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Partly cloudy
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Showers. Possible storm
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Showers
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Shower or two
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
Today 23 Oct Newcastle
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers during the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Winds northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots north of Norah Head in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Stephens during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore this afternoon.
- Weather Situation
- A high in the Tasman Sea maintains a ridge over the coastal waters. The high will move slowly east on the weekend. A strong cold front and trough will cross the southern coastal waters late on Sunday and move north.
Lake Macquarie - Swansea Channel Entrance Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Lake Macquarie (Cooranbong) (16 km)
Lowest 9 October, 2026
6.6 °CAverage October
17.5 °CHighest 12 October, 2026
36.4 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Lake Macquarie (Cooranbong) (16 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
11.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
17.4 °CAverage High 2021–2026
24 °C