Enable JavaScript to get the best experience.

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen

Issued: Thursday, 9 July 3:07PM

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

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 by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Show the MSLP/Synoptic chart

Other QLD Coastal Waters Forecasts

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cairns during the afternoon and evening.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cairns during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Cape Capricorn during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

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 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cooktown by early evening.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Point Lookout in the early morning.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

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

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Creal Reef during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore early in the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending westerly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the morning.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the northern bay in the late afternoon. Winds turning southerly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the late afternoon then becoming north to northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Weipa in the late evening.

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

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cullen Point.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

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

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore between Cape Grenville and Cape Sidmouth early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres between Cape Grenville and Cape Sidmouth.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

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, 12 July

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 below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

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 early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

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

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 9 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore east of Cape York during the afternoon and evening.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

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 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Townsville (Coastal)

▲ N

11 kn E

· 21 °C

Warnings

No warnings within 100 km.

State Wide

View all QLD warnings

Temperature

Townsville

↓ Cooling

Now: 21 °C

Tides

Townsville

↓ Falling

Current: 2.63m

Weather Now for Townsville

21 °C

Feels like 20 °C

Wind

11 kn E

Humidity

74%

Pressure

1020 hPa

At Townsville

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Townsville

11 kn E

Recent Locations

Townsville	11 kn E	21°
Brentwood	5 kn NNW
Tura Beach	3 kn NNW	11°
West Kalgoorlie	4 kn ENE	17°
Cape Le Grand (Surf Spot)	Calm	17°
Kurnell (Surf Spot)	4 kn

Sun

11 h 1 m of daylight

Now: 7:33pm

22 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

31% illuminated

Waning Crescent

Live Weather

Nearby
Townsville (Coastal), QLD	11 kn E	21°
Cape Ferguson, QLD	15 kn ESE	22°
Windiest in Australia
Double Is Pt, QLD	29 kn SE	16°
Most Windless in Australia
Mandurah (Coastal), WA	Calm	17°
Hottest in Australia
Jabiru Airport, NT	6 kn SE	30°
Coldest in Australia
Perisher Valley, NSW	Calm	-4°
Wettest in Australia
Sydney - Observatory Hill, NSW	10.2 mm

More locations...

Townsville Coast: Cardwell to Bowen Forecast