Inner Rock Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the late afternoon then tending southerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Stephens in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Norah Head later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Mostly sunny day. 70% chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A broad high pressure ridge continues to build from the west while a trough lingers over the far northeast of the state. A weak cold front is forecast to cross the far southeast of the state this morning, bringing a gusty southerly change up the NSW coast, followed by another cold front and southerly change mid-week.