North Ward Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A strong ridge extends across the northern Queensland waters from a high [1037 hPa] in the Tasman Sea. The ridge will persist for several days as the high moves east, weakening a little over the weekend.