Kirkcaldie Reef Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore west of Cape York in the late afternoon. Winds turning northwesterly in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres west of Cape York.

1st Swell

Westerly around 1 metre west of Cape York.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will develop into the monsoon trough while pushing south into the Cooktown waters from Sunday. Tropical low 29U may develop over the norther Coral Sea next week. A ridge and southeasterly wind surge extends over the waters south of Bowen, and will push north over Townsville waters during Sunday.