Shrimp Reef Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

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

Seas

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

1st Swell

Northerly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A monsoon trough extends over the Cairns waters. The remnants of a tropical low are now inland and will move south west over the weekend, drawing a trough well south along the coast towards central and southern Queensland.