Fern Bay Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Stephens in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Port Stephens around midday.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A low pressure trough over the Tasman Sea maintains fresh to locally strong south to southwesterly winds for the northern coastal waters. Winds are gradually turning northwesterly today ahead of a cold front approaching from the west, then the passage of the front on Wednesday will bring strong to gale force west to southwesterly winds in the wake, particularly over the southern coastal waters. Winds will remain fresh to strong south to southwesterly through the second half of the week as the front moves to the Tasman Sea and deepens to a complex low pressure system.