BEACHWATCH
Onshore wind flow set to continue with a strong high pressure system in the Tasman. Surf conditions remain a little uneven as direction not lining up with most of the local beach breaks.
Swell from the south-east at 1 to 1.8m. Winds freshening out of the north to north-east. Tides low first up and try the northern corners for some cleaner breaks. Newcastle Beach off The Alley and South Bar the better option. Redhead, Frenchmans and North Catho to the south. Birubi and Treachery to the north.
Warmer current and sweeps in the southern corners on the lower tides. Nobbys, Bar Beach and Merewether patrolled for swimming. Water temperature 17C.-Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching 30 knots offshore in the evening. Seas 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell East to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather Partly cloudy.
SHIPPING
Arrivals
Yesterday: Hakuyo, 0.10; Kiyo, 0.35; Maizuru Benten, 3.00; Cygnus, 3.40; Tai Shan, 9.18; Alam Setia, 13.30; Rin Yo, 15.25; Aal Newcastle, 16.10; Maria A Angelicoussi, 17.15; Jin Hai Hui, 18.45; Dyna Crane, 20.00. Today: Nian Nu Jiao, 1.00; Corona Joyful, 5.30; Vishva Anand, 8.00; Gloriuship, 14.00; Corona Horizon, 17.15.
Departures
Yesterday: Gng Concord 3, 3.50; Daiwan Ace, 10.00; Maersk Piper, 10.54; Kiyo, 15.57; Maizuru Benten, 21.15; Hakuyo, 23.30. Today: Cygnus, 10.00; Rin Yo, 10.30; Tai Shan, 12.18; Ivs Triview, 15.00; Jin Hai Hui, 22.00; Maria A Angelicoussi, 23.00.
AIR QUALITY
Wallsend Good Newcastle Good Beresfield Good Muswellbrook Very Good Singleton Very Good
