Banfield Reef Weather Forecast
- 27
- 28
Partly cloudy
- 27
- 28
Shower
- 28
- 28
Partly cloudy
- 28
- 28
Shower
- 28
- 29
Shower
- 28
- 29
Shower
- 28
- 29
Shower
Today 18 Dec Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the north, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.
- Weather Situation
- A high [1023 hPa] in the Tasman Sea is strengthening a ridge and southeasterly winds over the north Queensland waters. The ridge will persist for the next few days as the high moves east, before gradually weakening over the weekend.
Banfield Reef Temperature Statistics View More
December Temperature
Alva Beach (73km)
Lowest 6 December, 2025
21.1 °CAverage December
27.6 °CHighest 1 December, 2025
33.3 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Alva Beach (73km)
Average Low 2020–2025
21.3 °CAverage 2020–2025
24.7 °CAverage High 2020–2025
28.2 °C