BEACH WATCH
Cleaner conditions on Thursday with offshore winds for the morning session. Swells swung a touch more to the east and starting to line up better at a few of the shorebreaks and the northern corners.Swell from the East to S/E at 1 to 1.5m. Wind north to N/W tending west to S/W during the afternoon. Tide will be low if going up for early with Newcastle Beach off the middle, South Bar and Merewether shorebreaks the better options. Rehead, Frenchmans and Catho to the south. - Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly about 10 knots in the afternoon. Winds becoming south to southeasterly in the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70 per cent chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
NEWCASTLE SHIPPING
ARRIVALS
Wednesday: Bulk Bolivia, 03:06; Aal Newcastle, 06:24; Star Norita, 10:30; Armonia A, 14:30; Geiyo K, 20:45
Thursday: African Buzzard, 00:00; Key Knight, 00:00; Indian Harmony, 00:00; Jia Yue, 09:00; Ever Best, 11:30; Tsukuba Maru, 17:00; Cape Aria, 19:15
DEPARTURES
Wednesday: Torm Australia, 05:30; New Champ, 11:18; Maratha Prudence, 14:06; Tachibana Ii, 22:07
Thursday: Andrea Palladio, 00:00; Argo Wind, 00:00; Bulk Bolivia, 00:00; Star Norita, 00:00; True Caspian, 00:07; Armonia A, 14:30; Aal Newcastle, 15:30; Geiyo K, 18:00;
AIR QUALITY
Newcastle: Very good; Wallsend: Very good; Beresfield: Very good; Singleton: Very good; Muswellbrook: Very good
