Racecourse Head Weather Forecast
- 18
- 30
Shower or two. Storm
- 17
- 27
Possible shower or storm
- 17
- 29
Showers
- 18
- 26
Shower or two
- 18
- 26
Shower or two
- 17
- 27
Shower or two
- 16
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Possible shower
Today 16 Jan Port Macquarie
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely later tonight. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with destructive winds, large, possibly giant hail, and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 25 km/h turning southerly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening then becoming light in the late evening.
Macquarie Coastal Waters
Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks- Wind
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Crowdy Head during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
- Weather Situation
- Strong to gale force southeasterly winds over the New South Wales coast in the wake of a trough and low moving off the south coast. The trough and low will then track north. Then, a high pressure system will move into the south Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh to strong southeasterly winds over coastal waters.
Racecourse Head Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Kempsey Airport (27km)
Lowest 9 January, 2026
13.1 °CAverage January
23 °CHighest 10 January, 2026
37.6 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Kempsey Airport (27km)
Average Low 2021–2026
12.2 °CAverage 2021–2026
17.9 °CAverage High 2021–2026
25 °C