Butterfly Bay Weather Forecast

Mackay Costal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

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

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A high [1025 hPa] over southern Australia is extending a ridge across northern Queensland waters. The high will maintain the ridge and southeasterly flow across northern Queensland waters as it drifts eastwards over coming days. A trough in the Coral Sea will move slowly northwest over comings days, creating a squeeze with the ridge, increasing southeasterly winds further.