BEACHWATCH
OFFSHORE winds stronger and holding the faces up, making for a hard paddle onto the larger sets. Beach breaks are best while the tide is fuller but tending to close out during the afternoon low tide. Swell from the south at two metres to two metres. Wind freshening northwest to west. South-facing reefs handling it best. Sure to be a few out early. Nobbys reef and Flatrock during the morning's high tide; Burwood, Dudley and Catherine Hill Bay to the south; One Mile up at Port Stephens.Sweeps running to the north. The water is 16 degrees. - Dave Anderson
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HUNTER BOATING
Winds Strong wind warning. West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots; southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon; west to northwesterly in the evening. Seas Hazardous surf conditions. Two to three metres, decreasing around midday and into early evening. Swell Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres around midday.
SHIPPING
Arrivals
Yesterday: Berge Ishizuchi, 10.12am; ADS Galtesund, 1pm; Hokuriku Maru, 2pm.
Today: Feng May, 1.45am; New Expedition, 11.30am; Energia Centaurus, 2.45pm; Lake Dolphin, 5pm; Hyundai Hadong, 9.15pm; Thorco Lanner, 9.45pm.
Departures
Yesterday: Brickfielder, 5.40am; Sage Sagittarius, 7.15am; KWK Legacy, 7.18am; Corona Joyful, 11.24am.
Today: Luga, 7am; Hyundai Komipo, 7.54am; Trysil Spirit, 9am; Corona Kingdom, 10am; Taikoo Brilliance, noon; Hokuriku Maru, 1.15pm; ADS Galtesund, 3.45pm; Berge Ishizuchi, 7.51pm; Energia Centaurus, 8.26pm; New Expedition, 8.30pm; Lake Dolphin, 8.30pm; Feng May, 9.30pm.
AIR QUALITY
Wallsend Very Good Newcastle Very Good Beresfield Very Good Muswellbrook Good Singleton Very Good