BEACHWATCH
Small low pressure system out in the Tasman providing a good swell for the beginning of the week. The best conditions will be around the mid to high tides during the morning, as conditions tend to close out on the low tide. Swell from the south-east to south at 1.5 to 2m. Clean waves early with tide suiting the reefs and outside banks. First up try South Bar, Cliff and Pogos. Merewether and Flatrock on high. Burwood, Dudley and Catho to the south. One Mile up at Port Stephens. Water temperature 17C. - Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds Southerly 10 to 15 knots. About 10 knots early in the morning then northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds up to 30 knots south of Port Stephens in the evening. Seas 1 to 1.5 metres, to below 1 metre in the morning, then to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the afternoon. Swell Southerly 2 to 3 metres, to 1.5 to 2 metres in the morning. Weather Partly cloudy.
SHIPPING
Arrivals Yesterday: Bottiglieri Giorgio Avino, 1.40; Tw Manila, 2.11; Media Lausanne, 4.26; Battersea, 11.25; Pirika Mosiri Maru, 14.56; Adventure Iii. Today: Alcor, 0.00; Houtmangracht, 0.01; Oshsu Maru, 1.30; Uni Blossom, 3.00; Explorer Dream, 6.45; Sea Pearl, 11.15; Aom Georgina, 11.45; British Officer, 12.15; Taho Australia, 14.00; Corona Zenith, 14.30; Golden Shui, 21.15; Coronation Triton, 21.45; Happy Delta, 23.30. Departures Yesterday: Katagalan Wisdom, 23.07; Xin Shun, 5.40; Km Keelung, 9.45; Grebe Arrow, 14.00; Yun Long Feng, 18.15; North Fortune, 18.45;Ouro Do Brasil, 21.00, Media Lausanne, 21.15. Today: Sunlight, 7.45; Tw Manila, 8.30; Bottiglieri Giorgio Avino, 9.45; Houtmangracht, 16.00; Ohshu Maru, 16.30; Explorer Dream, 18.00; Battersea, 19.05; Pirika Mosiri Maru, 19.45.
AIR QUALITY
Wallsend Good Newcastle Good Beresfield Good Muswellbrook Good Singleton Good
