Port Stephens - Heads Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Port Stephens in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Weather Situation

Northerly winds ahead of an inland trough approaching the coast during Sunday. A south to southwesterly wind change will spread north along the coast as the trough moves offshore late Sunday and during Monday. Clearer conditions from Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure extends across the central New South Wales coast, then moderate to fresh northerly winds developing into the midweek period ahead of the next trough.