Nelson Bay Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Norah Head in the late morning and afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Stephens during the morning.

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A fresh to strong southerly surge is moving north along the coast today following the earlier passage of a cold front over the Tasman Sea. A high pressure ridge along the coast will maintain south to southeast winds along much of the northern coast for the first half of this week, whist winds tend east to northeast along much of the southern coast ahead of another front that crosses Tasmania and moves over the Tasman Sea. Another fresh to possibly strong southerly surge moves north along the coast on Wednesday following the second front.