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Tides
Tides for Townsville
High Wed 08:29 (3.3m)Low Wed 14:42 (1.4m)
High Wed 19:47 (2.8m)
Low Thu 02:19 (0.6m)
forecast winds
Wednesday: E/SE 15/20 ktsThursday: E/NE 10/15 kts
Friday: E/NE increasing 10/15 kts
forecast
Easterly 15/20 knots. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres outside the reef. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Wednesday: East to southeasterly 15/20 knots, turning east to northeasterly inshore with afternoon seabreezes. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday. Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Thursday: East to northeasterly 10/15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Outlook Friday: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10/15 knots inshore with afternoon seabreezes. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Issued Tue 15:50 ESTSeas: Up to 2.0m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, E
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Ayr Forecast Graphs
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