Orchard Rocks 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

East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then tending northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Bowling Green late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [963 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea is forecast to continue moving westwards while intensifying, entering the Cooktown and Peninsula waters on Thursday night and crossing the Far North Queensland coast on Friday morning.