THE wild wind and waves from the weekend may have eased, but another low pressure system and showers will soon be on the way.
Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Melody Sturmsaid a severe weather warning for damaging wind gusts and waves was cancelled on Sunday morning, after originally being issued on Friday morning.
The warning included a forecast of waves measuring five to six metres.
"We were dealing with a low pressure system over the Tasman Sea that really brought some strong winds with it, especially near the coast," Ms Sturm said.
"We did see waves of six metres in front of our coastline."
Hunter photographer David Diehm captured water breaking on and across the top of Newcastle Ocean Baths' grandstand.
Ms Sturm said the southerly swell brought strong wave action and risk of erosion to south and south-easterly facing beaches.
She said the BOM had seen wind gusts of up to 111 kilometres an hour on Saturday.
The Hunter's maximum was 72 kilometres an hour, at 4.55pm at Norah Head.Ms Sturm said on Sunday there was still an active hazardous surf warning and a forecast for waves of up to 2.5 metres.
"Swimmers, surfers and rock fishers could be caught out and it could be dangerous for them because it can be stronger than expected."
She said the low pressure system was moving away and while there was still the possibility of coastal showers, it was being replaced by a high pressure system moving east and bringing "dry and fair weather".
But she said a new low pressure system would move on Wednesday from the west to the east, with an increase in showers and the possibility of thunderstorms likely from Thursday.
