Badu Island Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore west of Cape York early in the morning.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A strong high [1035 hPa] in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the northern waters which will persist for the next several days. A trough in the far northern Coral Sea will remain slow moving over the next few days and combine with the ridge, to maintain fresh to strong southeasterly winds over the northern waters into the early days of next week.