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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Coastal Waters Forecast for Queensland
Southern Zones: St Lawrence to Point Danger

Issued at 3:50 pm EST on Monday 14 October 2024
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 17 October 2024.

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

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A high [1025 hPa] in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over the South Queensland Waters. The ridge will persist over the next few days, weakening later this week. A trough may move off the east coast just south of the Gold Coast waters later Wednesday or early Thursday. Another stronger trough moving east across southern Queensland later this week may reach the southeast coast on Saturday.

Capricornia Coast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads

Forecast for Monday 14 October until midnight

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Agnes Water. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 October

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Agnes Water during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Agnes Water. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 16 October

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 17 October

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Hervey Bay

Forecast for Monday 14 October until midnight

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 October

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Forecast for Wednesday 16 October

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 17 October

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

K'gari Coast: Sandy Cape to Double Island Point

Forecast for Monday 14 October until midnight

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. 2nd Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 October

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 16 October

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 17 October

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Sunshine Coast Waters: Double Island Point to Cape Moreton

Forecast for Monday 14 October until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening. 2nd Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 October

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 16 October

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 17 October

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Moreton Bay

Forecast for Monday 14 October until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 October

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 16 October

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 17 October

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Gold Coast Waters: Cape Moreton to Point Danger

Forecast for Monday 14 October until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 October

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Wednesday 16 October

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 17 October

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Tuesday.

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine

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