Leopard Reef Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Cape Bowling Green at night.

Weather Situation

A trough will move north across northern Queensland waters over the next few days, with a ridge of high pressure and southeasterly winds developing in the wake of the trough. The ridge of high pressure will strengthen throughout the week as a high [1027 hPa] over the Great Australian Bight moves east across the Tasman Sea.