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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Wednesday, 2 September 9:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then decreasing to below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early morning then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Weipa during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly 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: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny. The chance of morning fog inshore with reduced visibility.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to northeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Maroochydore.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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3 kn SSE

· 17 °C

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Temperature

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↓ Cooling

Now: 17 °C

Tides

Bowen

↑ Rising

Current: 1.89m

Weather Now for Bowen

17 °C

Feels like 17 °C

Wind

3 kn SSE

Humidity

83%

Pressure

1022 hPa

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