BEACHWATCH
Onshore wind for today as a high pressure system hangs off the coast to the east. Not a great deal of quality with the direction a touch too straight and banks are tending to close out. Swell from the south-east to south at 1 to 1.2m. Wind north to north-east freshening during afternoon. Long gutters have formed and most beaches and only a few shorebreaks on the fuller tide.
First up try Newcastle Beach off the middle, Bar Beach and The Cliff. Cowrie on high tide. Burwood, Redhead and Frenchmans to the south. Birubi up at Port Stephens. Water temperatures are up and slight sweeps to the south on run out tide.
Water temperature 19C.- Dave Anderson
HUNTER BOATING
Winds Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening. Seas Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather Mostly sunny.
SHIPPING
Arrivals
Yesterday: Charade, 1.48; Cologny, 5.43; Explorer Dream, 6.36; Oriental Enterprise, 9.37; Global Talent, 10.05; Princess Athena, 19.00; Maizuru Benten, 22.45.Today: New Future, 7.00; Miao Xiang, 11.15; Spring Wealth, 11.45; Maran Guardian, 17.45; Happy Sky, 18.15.
Departures
Yesterday: Forever Glory, 2.13; Lowlands Yellow, 8.12; Aal Hong Kong, 11.54; Tenso, 12.50; Explorer Dream, 18.00; Cape Puffin, 20.30; Suikai, 21.20. Today: Charade, 5.00; Oriental Enterprise, 5.30; Antwerpia, 8.30; Cologny, 9.38; Maizuru Benten, 16.15; Zhe Hai 2, 20.00; Global Talent, 21.00.
AIR QUALITY
Wallsend Fair
Newcastle Fair
Beresfield Fair
Muswellbrook Poor
Singleton Poor
