Elizabeth Reef Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly to southeasterly15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with heavy falls in the south.

Weather Situation

A trough extends offshore over northern waters towards the Whitsundays, with an embedded tropical low east of Cairns. A high [1018 hPa] near New Zealand is maintaining a ridge over the remaining northern waters, and is combining with the trough and embedded low to enhance onshore winds along the tropical coast over the next few days. The trough and embedded low may combine with a developing monsoon trough across the far northern Coral Sea over the weekend.