Port Stephens Weather Forecast
- 14
- 30
Sunny day. Late shower or two
- 13
- 22
Mostly sunny
- 10
- 22
Mostly sunny
- 11
- 22
Possible shower
- 13
- 21
Shower or two
- 12
- 22
Shower or two
- 11
- 23
Possible shower
Today 17 Apr Hunter
Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers about the Lower Hunter in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of smoke haze. The chance of a thunderstorm near the coast in the late afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail along the coastal fringe in the late afternoon and evening. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 10 and 14 with daytime temperatures reaching 25 to 31.
Hunter Coastal Waters
Seal Rocks to Broken Bay- Wind
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Port Stephens later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore later in the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny day. 70% chance of showers in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening, possibly severe with large hail south of Norah Head.
Port Stephens Temperature Statistics View More
April Temperature
Williamtown RAAF Base (24km)
Lowest 15 April, 2026
8.4 °CAverage April
19 °CHighest 7 April, 2026
31.9 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Williamtown RAAF Base (24km)
Average Low 2021–2026
13.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.1 °CAverage High 2021–2026
23.9 °C