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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Sunday, 23 August 10:47AM

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Bowling Green early in the morning. Winds turning easterly during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

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Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns early in the morning.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

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, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

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

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming northeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly below 10 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming easterly in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending northerly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 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: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Maroochydore in the late morning and afternoon.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 24 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore. Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York during the afternoon and evening.

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, 24 August

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 Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Lucinda

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11 kn S

· 21 °C

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Temperature

Palm Island

↑ Warming

Now: 21 °C

Tides

Palm Island

↓ Falling

Current: 0.89m

Weather Now for Palm Island

21 °C

Feels like 20 °C

Wind

11 kn S

Humidity

84%

Pressure

1020 hPa

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50 km radius

Palm Island

11 kn S

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Moon

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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast