The Strand Beach Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across Cape York Peninsula into North Queensland Waters north of Cairns and may become more monsoon like by the middle of this week. A tropical low may form within the trough before moving into the northwestern Coral Sea from Wednesday or Thursday. A weak ridge will extend over northern Queensland waters south of the trough until Tuesday, with a weak pressure gradient persisting for the following few days.