Lake Macquarie - Within the lake Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Norah Head in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Stephens.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge lies over the New South Wales coast, maintaining an onshore east to northeasterly airstream. Winds will increase fresh to strong on Thursday, before a trough enters the south coast and develops into a low pressure system on Friday, bringing strong to gale force southeasterly winds in its wake as it tracks north. Then, a high pressure system will move into the south Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh to strong southeasterly winds over coastal waters.