Bait Reef Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the evening. Winds turning easterly in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state, weakening a little from Tuesday. A trough in the Coral Sea will extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early in the coming days. Tropical low 34U [1006 hPa] in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to move westward over the next few days and cross the Far North Queensland Coast later this week.