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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Tuesday, 25 August 3:00PM

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

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Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly before dawn then tending east to southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late morning and afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 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 outside the reef.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre offshore south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

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 Wednesday, 26 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 Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds shifting south to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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 during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 28 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 below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Clear.

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 Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then turning southerly in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Cullen Point.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Kowanyama in the late morning.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Maroochydore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening then becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Cape York in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: 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 around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

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Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast