Sand Bank Number 8 Reef Weather Forecast

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Wind

Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state, weakening a little today. A trough in the Coral Sea will extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early in the coming days. Tropical low 34U [1005 hPa] in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to move westward over the next few days and cross the Far North Queensland Coast Thursday afternoon.