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Capricornia Coast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads Forecast

Capricornia Coast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads

Issued: Saturday, 15 August 9:00AM

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: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore southern waters, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore southern waters, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

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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 afternoon, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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

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 Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cairns.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late morning and early afternoon.

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 by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 17 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 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

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 Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday, then tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

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: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

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 below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 17 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 offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 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: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 17 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 15 to 20 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 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 later in the evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 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, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Kowanyama in the late morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 15 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 16 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Monday, 17 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

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