Schnapper Island Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Stephens during the morning.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Port Stephens.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the north coast. A slow moving trough and southerly change will stall about the Central Coast today and gradually weaken. This system will be followed by a high pressure system passing to the south, maintaining onshore easterly airstream across the coastal waters into the weekend.