Burdekin River - Oyster Rocks Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knot, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green. Winds turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then easing to 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Bowling Green.

Weather Situation

A tropical low lies well offshore of the Whitsunday Islands, and is extending a trough to its northwest. The low is forecast to continue to move east today, though the trough extending to the northwest of the low will remain over northern coastal waters over coming days, slowly drifting northwards.