Middle Reef Weather Forecast

Townsville Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila in the Solomon Sea is forecast to remain slow moving over the next couple of days then start moving southwestwards late this week, approaching Far North Queensland into the weekend. A weak ridge will persist until Maila's approach.