BEACHWATCH
Surf may be cleaner for the morning but the smoke haze is expected to be around the coast again today. Light winds and more favourable variations in the tides not filling the breaks up as much. Swell from the south-east at around 1m. Wind light and variable north-west to north tending east during the afternoon.
Tides still low for the early suiting the banks off Newcastle Beach, South Bar, Cliff and Pogos. On high try Cowrie and Bar Reef. Redhead, Moonie and Catho to the south.
Boxy and Birubi up at Port Stephens. Southern corners starting to sand up and slight sweeps on run out tide. Water temperature 18C.- Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Port Stephens in the evening. Seas 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres north of Norah Head during the afternoon. Swell Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather Mostly sunny.
SHIPPING
Arrivals
Yesterday: Union Mark, 0.51; Caledonian Sky, 6.32; Rtm Dampier, 7.22; Dyna Camellia, 12.01; Torm Republican, 12.30; Ivs Merlion, 17.45. Today: Giorgos Dracopoulos, 3.00; Sea Express, 3.30; Melanesian Chief, 6.15; Formosabulk Brave, 6.45; Shonai Maru, 9.45; Cemtex Creation, 13.00; Super Lydia, 13.30; Jupiter Express, 14.30; Nsu Zenith, 16.45.
Departures: Princess Athena, 9.00; New Future, 10.24; Miao Xiang, 13.58; Caledonian Sky, 17.00; Happy Sky, 20.00; Maran Guardian, 21.45. Today: Dyna Camellia, 8.00; Rtm Dampier, 11.23; Torm Republican, 12.15; Sea Express, 23.30.
AIR QUALITY
Wallsend Hazardous Newcastle Hazardous Beresfield Hazardous Muswellbrook Very Poor Singleton Hazardous
