Redhead Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming west to northwesterly about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Port Stephens later tonight.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge extends across the central areas, maintaining westerly airstream. A trough looks set to brush the coast late today through to Friday, bringing a southerly wind change. The winds then tend south to southwesterly along the northern coast and west to southwesterly along the southern coast during the weekend as the trough lingers along the northern coast.