BEACH WATCH
Onshore winds for the next few days due to high pressure off the coast. Increase and change in swell direction which may bring some shorebreaks in the southern corners on the fuller tides. High tide first up for the early. Try the reefs at Cowrie and Merewether; shorebreaks South Bar and Pogo's; Nobbys on mid-day low; South Catho and Caves down the coast. To the north try One Mile and Seals Rocks. - Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning easterly around 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
1st swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
NEWCASTLE SHIPPING
ARRIVALS
Yesterday: Hyundai Leader, 00:35; Cape India, 09:18; Nanakura, 12:20; Yodohime, 18:30
Today: Grand Century, 06:15; Plover Arrow, 07:15; Great Aspiration, 10:00; Bronze Lady, 11:00; Blue Ridge, 12:00; Robin Wind, 13:00; Tientsin, 14:15; Grand Ace 11, 18:30; Shin Sanyo Maru, 19:30; Jin Fan, 23:00
DEPARTURES
Yesterday: Cape Mars, 05:36; Corona Brave, 06:35; Golden Sagittarius, 11:51; Taipower Prosperity Vii, 16:00; Zje Ocean 1, 17:00; Medi Kyoto, 21:30
Today: Sea Pearl, 03:45; Tampa, 04:37; Hyundai Leader, 08:30; Nanakura, 15:30; Cape India, 17:01; Yodohime, 21:00;
AIR QUALITY
Newcastle: Good; Wallsend: Good; Beresfield: Good; Singleton: Very good; Muswellbrook: Very good
