Read article : The weekend’s big swell in photos
The weekend’s big swell in photos
Picture: Fiona Mitchell
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Picture: Dave Anderson
Picture: Fiona Mitchell
Picture: Fiona Mitchell
Picture: Fiona Mitchell
Picture: Fiona Mitchell
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Picture: Lara K
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Picture: Matthew Mollison
Picture: Matthew Mollison
Picture: Matthew Mollison
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Picture: Russell Aldridge
Picture: Russell Aldridge
Picture: Russell Aldridge
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Picture: Melanie Summers
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HUGE swell buffeted the Hunter at the weekend, pouring into Newcastle Ocean Baths and towards the top of its stepped seating.
The Bureau of Meteorology cancelled its severe weather warning on Sunday morning after big seas blasted the coast on Saturday night.
The swell, which maxed out at 10 metres off Sydney, was courtesy of a complex low pressure system lying near New Zealand as a high hovered over Australia’s south-east, with their movement prompting a sharp drop in the Hunter swell on Sunday.
“The area generating the swells has shifted further towards New Zealand,” Bureau meteorologist Neale Fraser said.
Hunter Surf Life-Saving president Henry Scruton said the region had heeded warnings about the conditions, steering clear of the rough seas. “It has been really quiet, actually,” he said on Sunday afternoon.
The high pressure system is expected to reach the Tasman Sea by Monday. Showers are forecast for the Hunter during most of this week, with only Tuesday tipped to be clear.
