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Tides
Tides for Townsville
High Tue 08:10 (3.4m)Low Tue 14:41 (1.5m)
High Tue 19:30 (2.6m)
Low Wed 02:00 (0.8m)
forecast winds
Tuesday: E/NE 10/15 ktsWednesday: E/NE 10/15 kts
Thursday: E/SE 20 kts
forecast
East to southeasterly about 10 knots, becoming variable in the evening. Inshore afternoon seabreezes east to northeasterly 10/15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Wednesday: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10/15 knots in the morning. Inshore afternoon seabreezes east to northeasterly 10/15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Outlook Thursday: East to southeasterly 10/15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots at times. Inshore afternoon seabreezes east to northeasterly 10/15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Issued Tue 04:45 ESTSeas: Up to 1.0m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, ENE
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Townsville Forecast Graphs
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- Ingham
- Ayr
- Townsville
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Weather News
Fire and strong wind warnings still in place as a heatwave conditions ease across south-eastern states
00:36 EDT
Sweltering conditions have eased in much of Victoria and South Australia, but fire danger remains and the heat is expected to continue in New South Wales and Queensland into Australia Day.
BOM monitors potential tropical cyclone as Queenslanders prepare to swelter and soak through Australia Day
17:10 EDT
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is monitoring a low in the Gulf of Carpentaria that , with forecasters also expecting a mixed bag for Queensland's weather this Australia Day.