Hunter River (North Channel) - Smiths Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots south of Norah Head in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Port Stephens by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Port Stephens by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A low pressure trough continues to move up the coast into the evening bringing a gusty southerly change along the coast while a high pressure system quickly along the coast in its wake. This change will arrive in the northern waters by Thursday morning, winds tend back to the east by the afternoon. A cold front will brush the south of the state during Friday, with a surge of southerly winds building along the coast. A high will build along the coast into the weekend, with winds tending back to the east.