Orchard Rocks Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas

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

1st Swell

East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A firm ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1034 hPa] centred over southeastern Australia. The ridge will slowly relax over coming days as the high slowly weakens in place.