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Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence Forecast

Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence

Issued: Tuesday, 4 August 3:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

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 Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

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.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% 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.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots north of Cooktown during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 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: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

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

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 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 north of Creal Reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning easterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending east to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cullen Point during the morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% 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 below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 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: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

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

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: 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, 6 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: 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 Tuesday, 4 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the early afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Mackay Met Office

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5 kn SSW

· 14 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Niels Beach

↑ Warming

Now: 14 °C

Tides

Niels Beach

↓ Falling

Current: 1.52m

Weather Now for Niels Beach

14 °C

Feels like 13 °C

Wind

5 kn SSW

Humidity

96%

Pressure

1023 hPa

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Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Niels Beach

5 kn SSW

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Mackay Coast: Bowen to St Lawrence Forecast