Coastal Waters Forecast 

IDQ11291

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Updated Coastal Waters Forecast for Queensland
Gulf Waters

Issued at 5:52 pm EST on Saturday 7 November 2026
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Warning Information

Weather Situation

A weak pressure gradient persists over the Gulf waters.

South East Gulf of Carpentaria: QLD-NT Border to Cape Keerweer

Forecast for Saturday 7 November until midnight

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Winds tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama.

Forecast for Sunday 8 November

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama in the morning and afternoon.

Forecast for Monday 9 November

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Forecast for Tuesday 10 November

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

North East Gulf of Carpentaria: Cape Keerweer to Crab Island

Forecast for Saturday 7 November until midnight

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Sunday 8 November

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Monday 9 November

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Cullen Point.

Forecast for Tuesday 10 November

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly during the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 pm EST Saturday.

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