Around 60 firefighters are working to contain a bushfire which at one stage threatened homes at Salamander Bay.
The fire broke out in bush behind homes in Mariner Crescent at about 6.30pm on Monday and went to Watch and Act level at about 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning when a handful of homes came under ember attack in Sandy Point Road and Foreshore Drive as the winds picked up.
Crews managed to protect the homes and carry out backburning and the fire is now listed at Advice Level with a rain band moving through the area.
Police say Port Stephens Drive and Salamander Way are closed to traffic.
The fire has burnt through more than 80 hectares.
