Swansea Offshore Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Norah Head in the late morning. Winds turning westerly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Port Stephens.

Weather

Sunny.

Weather Situation

Northerly winds are becoming west to northwesterly as a ridge extending from a high over the Tasman Sea recedes ahead of a cold front approaching the state from the southwest. The cold front will then cross the coastal waters on Thursday into early Friday, with a fresh to strong southwesterly wind change in its wake.