Rattlesnake Channel Weather Forecast

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending south to southeasterly in the evening.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre south of Cape Sidmouth.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.