Rowes Bay

Townsville, Australia

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Fair

Ankle-high (0.6 m) at 4 s, heading toward W, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward N.

Swell

0.6 m

W

4 s

Wind

6 km/h

N

Cross-offshore

Tide

2 m

Falling

Weather

15 °C

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

0.7 m · 4 s

W

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 19 °C

1 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 4 s

W

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Clear · 18 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 4 s

W

4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 17 °C

3 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 4 s

W

5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Clear · 16 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 4 s

W

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 15 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 4 s

W

6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2 m

Clear · 15 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 3 s

W

6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 15 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 3 s

W

7 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 17 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 4 s

WSW

5 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

5 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 22 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 23 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

WSW

10 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 24 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 24 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 24 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

1.6 m

Clear · 24 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 24 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2.4 m

Clear · 23 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.7 m

Clear · 23 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

8 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.8 m

Clear · 21 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

6 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2.6 m

Clear · 21 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

3 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

2.3 m

Clear · 20 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SW

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 20 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

0 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Clear · 19 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

1 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 18 °C

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