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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Wednesday, 12 August 9:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly before dawn then tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, shifting south to southwesterly during the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Capricorn in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore southern waters.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn around midday.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning southerly in the middle of the day.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots before dawn then becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to20 knots, shifting to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before midnight and reaching up to 25 knots in the northern bay. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before midnight. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore later in the evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming south to southwesterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day then tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Weipa by early evening.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly during the evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

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: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Kowanyama in the late morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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 around 1 metre outside the reef.

Townsville (Coastal)

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3 kn NNW

· 20 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 20 °C

Tides

Cape Pallarenda

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Current: 3.82m

Weather Now for Cape Pallarenda

20 °C

Feels like 22 °C

Wind

3 kn NNW

Humidity

86%

Pressure

1018 hPa

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