Avoid Island Weather Forecast

Mackay Costal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Mackay in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Easterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% 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.