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Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence Forecast

Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence

Issued: Monday, 31 August 3:00PM

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the morning.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Capricorn early in the morning. Winds turning easterly during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% 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: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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 Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the morning then becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Creal Reef in the evening.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

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 Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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 during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: 50% chance of showers in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon 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: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth in the late afternoon.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 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.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly early in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 31 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots. Easterly winds inshore until the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 1 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending easterly inshore during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 2 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 3 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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