Whitsunday Shores Weather Forecast

Mackay Costal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the east of the state. Tropical Cyclone Narelle [978 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.