BEACH WATCH
Offshore winds for today as the low pressure system deepens to the south. Small clean surf conditions as the swell won't increase by much till over the weekend. Swell from the South to S/E at 1m. Wind light to moderate West to N/W. Tides going low for the early and most beaches breaking. Try the banks at Newcastle Beach, South Bar, Dixon and off the rocks at Merewether. Burwood, Redhead and Moonie to the south. Box Beach and Birubi up at Port Stephens. Beaches sanding up and swim in flagged areas of patrolled Beaches. Water temp 21C. - Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending west to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Stephens in the evening. Seas Below 1 metre, to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. 1st Swell Southerly around 1 metre, to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 2nd Swell Easterly around 1 metre. Weather Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
NEWCASTLE SHIPPING
ARRIVALS
Yesterday: Tahiti One, 10.30pm. Today: SM Challenger, 2.45am; Jorita, 4.15am; Ocean Emerald, 4.30am; Diamond Indah, 8.30am; Vittoria, 9.30am; HL Balikpapan, 11.30am; Pontotrition, 4pm.
DEPARTURES
Yesterday: HL Richards Bay, 5am; Ocean Artemis, 8.15pm; BBC Caribbean, 11.30pm. Today: Shuang XI, 12.51am; New Honor, 1.21am; MBA Giuseppe, 2.45am; Seamelody, 12.30pm; Ian M, 1.45pm; Marvellous, 2.15pm; SM Challenger, 8pm; Donaugracht, 9.03pm; Ocean Emerald, 9.45pm; BBC Naples, 10pm.
AIR QUALITY
Newcastle Good Wallsend Good Beresfield Good Morisset Good Singleton Good Muswellbrook Good Merriwa Good
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