Rib Reef Weather Forecast
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Today 3 Mar Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the north late this afternoon and evening. Winds southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h turning easterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Bowling Green later tonight.
- Weather Situation
- The monsoon trough extends over the Cooktown waters and east into the Coral Sea. Tropical low 29U [1002 hPa] is situated on the monsoon trough over the northern Coral Sea. The longer term movement and development of 29U remains uncertain, but is expected to move southwest towards the Queensland coast later this week. A firm ridge and southeasterly wind surge extends over the waters south of the monsoon trough.
Rib Reef Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Lucinda (51km)
Lowest 2 March, 2026
23.6 °CAverage March
26.7 °CHighest 1 March, 2026
30.8 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Lucinda (51km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.8 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.1 °C