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

Issued at 4:45 am EST on Sunday 13 July 2025
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 15 July 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.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

A high [1027 hPa] extends a ridge over the south Queensland waters. The ridge will weaken over the next few days. The high will move east across the southern Coral Sea from Monday. A weak trough may cross the southeast waters early on Wednesday.

Capricornia Coast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads

Forecast for Sunday 13 July until midnight

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Monday 14 July

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 July

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Hervey Bay

Forecast for Sunday 13 July until midnight

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Monday 14 July

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 July

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

K'gari Coast: Sandy Cape to Double Island Point

Forecast for Sunday 13 July until midnight

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Monday 14 July

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 July

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. 2nd Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Sunshine Coast Waters: Double Island Point to Cape Moreton

Forecast for Sunday 13 July until midnight

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending south to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres later in the evening. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Monday 14 July

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning westerly during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 July

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Sunny.

Moreton Bay

Forecast for Sunday 13 July until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Monday 14 July

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming westerly in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 July

Winds: Westerly below 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.

Gold Coast Waters: Cape Moreton to Point Danger

Forecast for Sunday 13 July until midnight

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Point Lookout in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Monday 14 July

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Point Lookout during the morning. Winds turning westerly during the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Tuesday 15 July

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm EST Sunday.

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