Great Palm Island Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green during the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.