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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Saturday, 17 October 9:00AM

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Capricorn in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of Cape Capricorn.

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

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

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 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel by early evening.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the northern bay during the evening.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday.

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

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the western bay.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the northern bay early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early 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: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

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 early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Mostly 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 Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening then tending south to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Sunny day.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Maroochydore.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Townsville (Coastal)

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19 kn ENE

· 27 °C

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Temperature

Cape Pallarenda

↑ Warming

Now: 27 °C

Tides

Cape Pallarenda

↑ Rising

Current: 1.85m

Weather Now for Cape Pallarenda

27 °C

Feels like 24 °C

Wind

19 kn ENE

Humidity

63%

Pressure

1019 hPa

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Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Cape Pallarenda

19 kn ENE

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Sun

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Moon

35% illuminated

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