Town Beach Weather Forecast

Gove Peninsula Coast

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Wessel in the late morning and afternoon. Squalls above 40 knots possible.

Seas

1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Cape Wessel.

1st Swell

West to northwesterly around 1 metre offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Cape Wessel in the late morning.

Weather Situation

A tropical low lies in northwest Queensland near the Northern Territory border and southern Gulf coast, directing fresh monsoonal northwesterlies through Gulf waters. The low will slowly drift southwards over the next couple of days with its subsequent location and strength becoming uncertain late in the week. A trough through the central NT may freshen westerly winds in the western waters later this week.