Avoid Island Weather Forecast

Mackay Costal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A firm ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1030 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will slowly relax over coming days as the high slowly weakens, before strengthening again from Friday as a new high moves east across southern Australia.