IDQ11291
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Issued at 3:00 am EST on Wednesday 8 October 2025
for the period until midnight EST Friday 10 October 2025.
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.
A weakening ridge will persist over the Gulf waters for the next several days.
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon then tending northeast to southeasterly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.
Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Weipa in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 am EST Wednesday.
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