Stanley Reef Weather Forecast
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Shower
Today 4 Mar Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Townsville Coastal Waters
Cardwell to Bowen- Wind
- Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
- Weather Situation
- A monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula and Cooktown waters. Tropical low 29U [1002 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea will move towards the northeast coast over the next few days, most likely crossing the coast between Cooktown and Townsville on Friday, drawing the monsoon trough south.
Stanley Reef Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Alva Beach (65km)
Lowest 3 March, 2026
23 °CAverage March
26.6 °CHighest 2 March, 2026
30 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Alva Beach (65km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
24.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.2 °C