BEACH WATCH
Surf conditions to be small and clean though wind may be onshore but not too strong. No increase in swell till the weekend with just a few small breaks out on the banks as tides not big enough for the reefs. Swell S/E to South at 0.5 to 1m. Wind light and variable North to N/W tending N/E. Tides running out to a mid morning low tide and some breaks have some backwash. Bar Reef, South Bar and Cliff the most popular breaks. Newcastle Beach off the king rock. Redhead, Moonie and Fraser to the south. Birubi up at Port Stephens. Waters clean and clear in with slight sweeps and beaches sanded up. Water temp 20C. - Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Stephens in the evening. Winds turning northerly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.Seas 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Swell Southerly below 1 metre. Weather Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
NEWCASTLE SHIPPING
ARRIVALS
Yesterday: African Lark, 5am; New Beachwood, noon; Royal Epic, 1.45pm; Ningbo Innovation, 4pm; Tairyu, 7pm. Today: Alpha Freedom, 6.45am; Corona Queen, 2pm; Sunshine Pride, 5pm; Glovis Ambition, 5pm; Cemtex Hunter, 5.30pm; Ionic Storm, 7pm; Sm Navigator, 8pm.
DEPARTURES
Yesterday: Nord Copenhagen, 3am; Ikan Jubal, 4am; Lacta, 5.30pm; Noble Salute, 7.30pm; Morning Salute, 9.45pm.
Today: Bulk Harvest, 1.56am; Saldanha Bay, 8am; New Beachwood, 1pm; Ningbo Innovation, 12.30pm; Royal Epic, 3pm; Tairyu, 3.30pm.
AIR QUALITY
Newcastle Good Wallsend Good Beresfield Good Singleton Very good Muswellbrook Very good
