Port Stephens - Heads Weather Forecast
- 16
- 28
Sunny
- 19
- 32
Sunny
- 21
- 27
Partly cloudy
- 19
- 28
Partly cloudy
- 17
- 29
Mostly sunny
- 19
- 28
Mostly sunny
- 18
- 29
Partly cloudy
Today 24 Jan Hunter
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm about the Upper Hunter in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending northeast to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 38.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge along the NSW coast. Winds gradually turn northerly as the high pressure system drifts east during the weekend. A cold front is forecast to brush along the south coast on Sunday, bringing a southerly change to coastal waters. Northeasterly winds forecast to redevelop next week as the next ridge settled over the coastal waters.
Port Stephens - Heads Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Williamtown RAAF Base (35km)
Lowest 1 January, 2026
14.8 °CAverage January
22.9 °CHighest 10 January, 2026
40.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Williamtown RAAF Base (35km)
Average Low 2021–2026
13.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.1 °CAverage High 2021–2026
23.8 °C