YOUR MARINE RESCUE PORT STEPHENS UP TO DATE HUNTER COASTAL WATERS WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FRIDAY 2 MAY 2025
Weather Situation
A trough is currently moving north along the north coast, driving a fresh south to southeasterly change. As the trough weakens and moves further north today, a slow moving high pressure system will enter the Tasman Sea, turning the winds easterly to northerly on Saturday. The next cold front and trough is poised to cross the coastal waters next week.
Important Boating Information
Coastal Waters Forecast
Be Aware:Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Hunter Coast: Seal Rocks to Broken Bay issued by the Bureau of Meterology at 11:03 AM for the period ending midnight tonight
Winds:
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the evening.
Seas:
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell:
Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather:
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Caution:
Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Type a value in the Knots field to convert it to kilometers per hour: kph
Tides and Sunset
The next tide at the heads will be a low of 0.79 of metre at 5:38pm followed by a high of 1.88 metres at 12:18am tomorrow.
The sun will set this evening at 5:14pm and last light will be at 5:38pm.
Forecast for Saturday
Winds:
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Norah Head during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas:
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell:
Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather:
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Forecast for Sunday
Winds:
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly during the morning.
Seas:
Below 1 metre.
Swell:
Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
2nd Swell:
Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre, tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
