Hat Head Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Caution

Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A broad high pressure ridge lies along across the coast while a cold front brushes the central coastal fringe this morning. The front weakens into a trough and slowly crosses the northern coastal waters through the day today, quickly followed by a ridge in its wake. Another trough slips southeast of the New South Wales coast during Wednesday, bringing a weak southeasterly change into Thursday.