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Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence Forecast

Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence

Issued: Wednesday, 17 June 9:43AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Capricorn early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Cooktown early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cooktown.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots in the late morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming northerly in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Point Lookout during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning and early afternoon and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Maroochydore in the late morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly below 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 19 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Hamilton Island

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20 kn ESE

· 23 °C

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Temperature

Blacksmith Island

↓ Cooling

Now: 23 °C

Tides

Blacksmith Island

↑ Rising

Current: 3.49m

Weather Now for Blacksmith Island

23 °C

Feels like 18 °C

Wind

20 kn ESE

Humidity

66%

Pressure

1023 hPa

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Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Blacksmith Island

20 kn ESE

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