Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

IDQ60700

Issued at 2:52 pm EST Saturday 8 August 2026 (issued every 10 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 5 minutes)

Where no observation is available within the last 75 minutes, the latest observation is shown in italics and coloured and removed from the table after 30 hours.
Station names link to data for the previous 72 hours. These observations have not been quality controlled.

EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Mornington Island Airport 08/02:50pm NW 12 15 NW 16
01:55pm		 - - - - 49 Clear - 27.4 1013.5 0.0
Kowanyama 08/02:50pm NNE 5 10 ESE 15
01:52pm		 - - - - 48 Clear - 33.0 1012.6 0.0
Weipa 08/02:50pm NNE 7 12 E 19
08:53am		 - - - - 48 Partly cloudy - 32.6 1011.5 0.0

TORRES STRAIT

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Thursday Island 08/02:50pm - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.7 1011.5 -
Horn Island 08/02:50pm ESE 15 22 SE 23
02:00pm		 - - - - 28 Clear - 27.7 1012.0 0.0
Coconut Island 08/02:50pm - - - - - - - - - - - - 29.4 1011.8 0.0

PENINSULA COAST: SHARP POINT to CAPE MELVILLE

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Lockhart River 08/02:50pm ESE 13 18 SE 23
02:10pm		 - - - - 44 Mostly clear - 25.8 1013.6 0.2

COOKTOWN COAST: CAPE MELVILLE to CAPE TRIBULATION

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cape Flattery 08/02:50pm SSE 17 22 SSE 24
01:52pm		 - - - - - - - 25.1 1014.7 0.0
Cooktown 08/02:50pm ESE 13 19 SE 21
10:14am		 - - - - 21 Clear - 25.8 1014.7 0.0

CAIRNS COAST: CAPE TRIBULATION to CARDWELL

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Low Isles 08/02:50pm ESE 12 16 ESE 16
02:44pm		 - - - - - - - 23.4 1015.5 0.0
Cairns 08/02:50pm ESE 14 18 S 19
09:24am		 - - - - 43 Clear - 26.3 1015.0 0.0
Arlington Reef 08/02:50pm SSE 17 19 SSE 20
02:48pm		 - - - - - - - - 1015.4 -
Innisfail Aero 08/02:50pm SE 12 17 SE 18
01:43pm		 - - - - 57 Mostly clear - 24.3 1015.8 0.0
South Johnstone 08/02:50pm ESE 8 13 SE 15
02:23pm		 - - - - - - - 24.2 1015.9 0.0
Cowley Beach (Defence) 08/02:50pm SE 2 7 SSE 10
01:28pm		 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 0.0

TOWNSVILLE COAST: CARDWELL to BOWEN

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Lucinda 08/02:50pm ESE 4 6 ESE 16
04:59am		 - - - - - - - 22.7 1016.3 0.0
Townsville 08/02:50pm ENE 16 20 ENE 20
02:50pm		 - - - - 65 Clear - 23.6 1016.2 0.0
Cape Ferguson 08/02:50pm ENE 12 13 ESE 17
02:18am		 - - - - - - - 21.1 1016.5 -
Alva Beach 08/02:50pm E 11 14 E 14
02:50pm		 - - - - - - - 23.4 1016.4 0.0
Bowen Airport AWS 08/02:50pm E 6 9 ESE 17
10:53am		 - - - - - - - 25.4 1016.2 0.0

MACKAY COAST: BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bowen Airport AWS 08/02:50pm E 6 9 ESE 17
10:53am		 - - - - - - - 25.4 1016.2 0.0
Hamilton Island 08/02:50pm SSE 14 16 SSE 23
10:25am		 - - - - 47 Partly cloudy - 20.8 1016.7 0.0
Proserpine Airport 08/02:50pm E 12 18 E 23
01:52pm		 - - - - 55 Clear - 23.4 1016.6 0.0
Creal Reef 08/02:50pm ESE 19 20 SE 25
07:50am		 - - - - - - - 21.9 1015.6 -
Mackay 08/02:50pm SSE 7 10 SSE 16
11:39am		 - - - - - Mostly clear - 21.9 1017.0 0.0
Mackay Racecourse 08/02:50pm ENE 8 13 E 17
10:52am		 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.2
Middle Percy Island 08/02:50pm ESE 13 16 SE 20
10:40am		 - - - - - - - 20.7 1017.0 0.0
Gannett Cay 08/02:50pm ESE 20 20 SE 22
02:33pm		 - - - - - - - 22.1 1016.7 -
St Lawrence 08/02:50pm NNE 9 13 N 16
02:24pm		 - - - - - - - 25.5 1017.1 0.0

CORAL SEA

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bougainville Reef 08/02:50pm - - - - - - - - - - - - 24.2 1014.0 -
Willis Island 08/02:50pm SSE 14 15 SSE 18
02:17pm		 - - - - - - - 26.3 1014.1 0.0
Lihou Reef Lighthouse 08/02:50pm SSE 15 16 SSE 17
02:46pm		 - - - - - - - 24.0 - -
Flinders Reef 08/02:50pm SSE 18 20 SSE 20
02:50pm		 - - - - - - - 23.0 1015.3 -
Marion Reef 08/02:50pm SSE 16 19 SSE 19
02:50pm		 - - - - - - - 23.6 1015.0 -
Creal Reef 08/02:50pm ESE 19 20 SE 25
07:50am		 - - - - - - - 21.9 1015.6 -
Gannett Cay 08/02:50pm ESE 20 20 SE 22
02:33pm		 - - - - - - - 22.1 1016.7 -
Cato Island 08/02:50pm - 15 16 - 18
02:31pm		 - - - - - - - 20.8 1017.1 -
Frederick Reef 08/02:50pm ESE 14 15 ESE 28
08:48am		 - - - - - - - 22.0 1015.9 -

CAPRICORNIA COAST: ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
St Lawrence 08/02:50pm NNE 9 13 N 16
02:24pm		 - - - - - - - 25.5 1017.1 0.0
Samuel Hill 08/02:50pm SE 8 13 SE 16
12:47pm		 - - - - 60 Clear - 23.1 1018.0 0.0
Yeppoon 08/02:50pm ESE 8 11 ESE 14
11:09am		 - - - - - - - 21.4 1018.4 0.0
Rosslyn Bay Harbour 08/02:50pm S 9 13 S 14
02:21pm		 - - - - - - - 20.0 1018.1 -
Rundle Island 08/02:50pm ESE 10 11 SSE 17
10:08am		 - - - - - - - 19.6 1018.1 -
Gladstone 08/02:50pm E 8 12 SSE 18
10:36am		 - - - - - - - 23.3 1018.4 0.0
Heron Island 08/02:50pm SE 8 12 SE 20
11:19am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Lady Elliot Island 08/02:50pm ESE 11 14 ESE 17
12:49pm		 - - - - - - - 22.4 1018.7 0.0
Seventeen Seventy 08/09:00am SE 9 - - - 1 1.1 5 SE 25 Clear Fine 21.0 1019.9 0.0

K'GARI (FRASER ISLAND) COAST: SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT including HERVEY BAY

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bundaberg 08/02:50pm ENE 11 15 ESE 16
01:31pm		 - - - - 45 Mostly clear - 24.4 1018.2 0.0
Hervey Bay 08/02:50pm E 11 15 E 17
02:25pm		 - - - - 67 Clear - 23.0 1018.2 0.2
Double Island Point 08/02:50pm SE 14 16 SE 16
02:48pm		 - - - - - - - 18.8 1018.6 0.0

SUNSHINE COAST: DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to CAPE MORETON

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Double Island Point 08/02:50pm SE 14 16 SE 16
02:48pm		 - - - - - - - 18.8 1018.6 0.0
Tewantin 08/02:50pm SE 6 10 SE 12
02:17pm		 - - - - - - - 20.6 1018.9 0.0
Sunshine Coast Airport 08/02:50pm ESE 10 13 ESE 14
02:13pm		 - - - - 41 Clear - 19.9 1019.1 0.0
Cape Moreton 08/02:50pm ESE 9 11 SSE 17
12:21pm		 - - - - - - - 20.1 1019.4 0.0

GOLD COAST: CAPE MORETON to POINT DANGER including MORETON BAY

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cape Moreton 08/02:50pm ESE 9 11 SSE 17
12:21pm		 - - - - - - - 20.1 1019.4 0.0
North West 10 Beacon 08/02:50pm S 4 5 S 13
10:31am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Inner Beacon 08/02:50pm E 6 7 S 15
08:22am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Hope Banks Beacon 08/02:50pm ENE 5 5 SW 12
08:28am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Banana Bank 08/02:50pm ESE 8 9 ESE 11
02:15pm		 - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Airport 08/02:50pm E 7 11 SW 14
09:37am		 - - - - 50 Clear - 20.5 1019.4 0.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 08/02:50pm E 3 4 SW 12
05:30am		 - - - - - - - 20.3 - 0.0
Point Lookout 08/09:00am SSW 3 - - - 1 0.7 8 SE 20 Mostly clear Fine 18.3 - 0.0
Gold Coast Seaway 08/02:50pm ESE 10 12 SE 15
12:31pm		 - - - - - - - 20.4 1019.5 0.0
Coolangatta 08/02:50pm ESE 10 13 SE 15
01:33pm		 - - - - 45 Clear - 20.7 1019.7 0.0

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Data quality

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