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The Strand

Townsville, Australia

Visibility is 0.3 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

Conditions at 7:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 3 s, heading toward WSW, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NNW.

Swell

0.4 m

WSW

3 s

Wind

6 km/h

NNW

Cross-shore

Tide

1.8 m

Falling

Weather

17 °C

Mostly clear

23 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 4 s

W

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 18 °C

1 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 4 s

W

3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 18 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 4 s

W

4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.4 m

Clear · 17 °C

3 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 3 s

W

5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 16 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 3 s

W

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.8 m

Clear · 16 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

W

5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Mostly clear · 17 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

5 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 22 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

8 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

11 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

13 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 24 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 25 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1.6 m

Clear · 24 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

14 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 24 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.4 m

Clear · 23 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

11 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.7 m

Clear · 23 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.8 m

Clear · 22 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2.6 m

Clear · 21 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

3 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.3 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

1 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 20 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

0 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.6 m

Clear · 19 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

SW

1 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 18 °C

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