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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Thursday, 4 June 9:11AM

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then turning southerly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending southeasterly in the early afternoon.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Cape Capricorn in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly before dawn. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly during the day.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore southern waters, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening. Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 20 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning southwesterly during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the northern bay in the late morning and afternoon. Winds turning northwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the eastern bay in the late morning.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cullen Point during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cullen Point around midday.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 4 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 5 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 6 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre west of Cape York.

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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast