Arcadia Bay Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Cape Bowling Green during the morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure will persist over the northern Queensland Waters for the next few days as a high [1026 hPa] over southeastern Australia shifts east into the Tasman Sea. A southeasterly wind surge located around the Mackay Coast will shift slowly northwards today, weakening out on Saturday.