Latest Coastal Weather Observations Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Issued at 11:35 am EST Saturday 4 July 2009

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Where no observation is available within the last 75 minutes, the latest observation is shown in italics and coloured.
Station names link to data for the previous 72 hours.

Station Name	Date/Time EST	Temp °C	Wind	Pressure	Rain since 9am mm	Weather	Cloud	Vis km	Sea	Swell	Highest Wind Gust
EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA
Mornington Island	04/11:35am	21.2	SE	11	20	1017.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	SE	27 07:27am
Sweers Island	04/09:00am	18.0	SE	15	-	1017.9	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kowanyama	04/11:00am	25.4	ESE	7	12	1014.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weipa	04/11:35am	27.9	ESE	9	12	1014.0	-	0.0	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	ESE	15 10:49am
Horn Island	04/11:35am	28.6	ESE	16	18	1013.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	ESE	21 10:29am
TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN
Horn Island	04/11:35am	28.6	ESE	16	18	1013.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	ESE	21 10:29am
Coconut Island	04/09:00am	28.4	SE	8	-	1013.8	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lockhart River	04/11:00am	27.4	ESE	11	16	1014.6	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cape Flattery	04/11:00am	26.7	SSE	19	26	1015.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cooktown	04/11:00am	25.1	SE	12	19	1015.9	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
COOKTOWN to CARDWELL
Cooktown	04/11:00am	25.1	SE	12	19	1015.9	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Isles	04/10:00am	23.2	SSE	19	22	1017.3	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cairns	04/11:34am	24.8	SSE	11	13	1016.3	-	0.0	-	-	21	-	-	-	-	SSE	17 10:10am
Green Island	04/11:34am	22.4	SSE	27	30	1016.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	SSE	30 05:57am
Norman Reef	04/06:00am	23.0	S	20	-	-	-	-	Fine	Partly cloudy	50	<0.5	<2	-	SE	-	-
Moore Reef	04/06:00am	23.0	SSE	21	-	-	-	-	Fine	Mostly cloudy	50	<0.5	<2	-	SE	-	-
Innisfail	04/09:00am	17.1	NW	2	-	-	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cardwell	04/09:00am	19.4	SSE	10	-	1018.1	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	40	<0.1	-	-	-	-	-
CARDWELL to BOWEN
Cardwell	04/09:00am	19.4	SSE	10	-	1018.1	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	40	<0.1	-	-	-	-	-
Lucinda	04/11:00am	20.0	S	18	22	1018.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Townsville	04/11:35am	22.8	S	10	11	1017.8	-	0.0	-	-	50	-	-	-	-	SSW	20 11:10am
Alva Beach	04/11:00am	21.8	S	7	13	1017.6	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bowen	04/09:00am	18.0	SW	2	-	1018.2	-	Trace	Fine	Mostly clear	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE
Bowen	04/09:00am	18.0	SW	2	-	1018.2	-	Trace	Fine	Mostly clear	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hamilton Island	04/11:00am	19.3	SE	23	28	1018.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proserpine	04/11:00am	20.7	ESE	12	18	1018.0	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creal Reef	04/11:00am	19.0	S	23	-	1016.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mackay	04/11:34am	18.8	SSE	7	10	1018.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	SSE	19 09:58am
Hay Point	04/11:34am	-	SSE	10	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	S	26 08:01am
Middle Percy Island	04/11:30am	16.3	S	16	21	1018.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gannett Cay	04/11:00am	18.6	-	-	-	1016.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence	04/11:00am	18.5	S	12	18	1018.6	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence Post Office	04/09:00am	16.2	S	7	-	1019.0	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	20	-	-	-	-	-	-

Station Name

Date/Time
EST

Temp
°C

Wind

Pressure

Rain
since 9am
mm

Weather

Cloud

Vis
km

Sea

Swell

Highest Wind Gust

Dir

Speed
knots

Gust
knots

hPa

Trend

Height
m

Length
m

Dir

knots
time

EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA

Mornington Island

04/11:35am

21.2

1017.9

0.0

27
07:27am

Sweers Island

04/09:00am

18.0

1017.9

0.0

Fine

Clear

Kowanyama

04/11:00am

25.4

ESE

1014.9

0.0

Weipa

04/11:35am

27.9

ESE

1014.0

0.0

ESE

15
10:49am

Horn Island

04/11:35am

28.6

ESE

1013.2

0.0

ESE

21
10:29am

TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN

Horn Island

04/11:35am

28.6

ESE

1013.2

0.0

ESE

21
10:29am

Coconut Island

04/09:00am

28.4

1013.8

0.0

Lockhart River

04/11:00am

27.4

ESE

1014.6

0.0

Cape Flattery

04/11:00am

26.7

SSE

1015.9

0.0

Cooktown

04/11:00am

25.1

1015.9

0.0

COOKTOWN to CARDWELL

Cooktown

04/11:00am

25.1

1015.9

0.0

Low Isles

04/10:00am

23.2

SSE

1017.3

0.0

Cairns

04/11:34am

24.8

SSE

1016.3

0.0

SSE

17
10:10am

Green Island

04/11:34am

22.4

SSE

1016.1

SSE

30
05:57am

Norman Reef

04/06:00am

23.0

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.5

Moore Reef

04/06:00am

23.0

SSE

Fine

Mostly cloudy

<0.5

Innisfail

04/09:00am

17.1

0.0

Fine

Clear

Cardwell

04/09:00am

19.4

SSE

1018.1

0.0

Fine

Clear

<0.1

CARDWELL to BOWEN

Cardwell

04/09:00am

19.4

SSE

1018.1

0.0

Fine

Clear

<0.1

Lucinda

04/11:00am

20.0

1018.0

0.0

Townsville

04/11:35am

22.8

1017.8

0.0

SSW

20
11:10am

Alva Beach

04/11:00am

21.8

1017.6

0.0

Bowen

04/09:00am

18.0

1018.2

Trace

Fine

Mostly clear

BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE

Bowen

04/09:00am

18.0

1018.2

Trace

Fine

Mostly clear

Hamilton Island

04/11:00am

19.3

1018.1

0.0

Proserpine

04/11:00am

20.7

ESE

1018.0

0.0

Creal Reef

04/11:00am

19.0

1016.2

Mackay

04/11:34am

18.8

SSE

1018.1

0.0

SSE

19
09:58am

Hay Point

04/11:34am

SSE

26
08:01am

Middle Percy Island

04/11:30am

16.3

1018.1

0.0

Gannett Cay

04/11:00am

18.6

1016.0

St Lawrence

04/11:00am

18.5

1018.6

0.0

St Lawrence Post Office

04/09:00am

16.2

1019.0

0.0

Fine

Clear

Station Name	Date/Time EST	Temp °C	Wind	Pressure	Rain since 9am mm	Weather	Cloud	Vis km	Sea	Swell	Highest Wind Gust
CORAL SEA
Bougainville Reef	04/11:00am	24.7	SSE	16	-	1015.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holmes Reef	04/11:00am	24.5	SSE	15	-	1015.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Island	04/11:30am	25.5	SSE	17	20	1015.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lihou Reef	04/11:00am	22.9	S	17	-	1014.4	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flinders Reef	04/11:00am	23.7	SSE	13	-	1015.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marion Reef	04/10:00am	22.7	S	13	-	1015.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creal Reef	04/11:00am	19.0	S	23	-	1016.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gannett Cay	04/11:00am	18.6	-	-	-	1016.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cato Island	04/11:00am	20.8	SSW	12	-	1013.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frederick Reef	04/10:00am	21.4	SSW	17	-	1014.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE
St Lawrence	04/11:00am	18.5	S	12	18	1018.6	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence Post Office	04/09:00am	16.2	S	7	-	1019.0	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Samuel Hill	04/11:00am	18.1	SSW	6	10	1017.5	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yeppoon	04/11:30am	18.9	SSW	7	14	1017.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rundle Island	04/11:35am	18.0	SSW	5	5	1016.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	S	27 08:01am
Gladstone	04/11:35am	19.7	SW	8	12	1016.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	SW	33 08:38am
Heron Island	04/11:00am	-	SSW	13	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lady Elliot Island	04/11:00am	16.4	S	16	22	1016.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT
Sandy Cape	04/09:00am	14.0	SSW	18	-	1015.9	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	40	1	<2	-	-	-	-
Bundaberg	04/11:30am	17.4	WSW	15	19	1015.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hervey Bay	04/11:30am	17.1	SW	14	19	1015.5	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rainbow Beach	04/09:00am	14.1	WSW	12	-	1015.4	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	35	<0.5	-	-	-	-	-
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA
Double Island Point	04/11:35am	17.1	WSW	8	13	1014.8	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	SW	34 03:06am
Tewantin	04/11:00am	17.8	W	7	12	1015.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maroochydore	04/11:34am	18.5	SW	10	13	1014.6	-	0.0	-	-	38	-	-	-	-	SW	25 12:13am
Cape Moreton	04/11:35am	14.9	WSW	17	21	1014.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	WSW	31 01:30am
Spitfire Channel	04/11:34am	-	SSW	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	SW	31 12:30am
Inner Beacon	04/11:34am	-	WSW	14	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	WSW	30 03:34am
Peel Island - The Spit	04/11:35am	-	W	16	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	WSW	25 07:12am
Brisbane Airport	04/11:35am	16.8	WSW	16	18	1014.2	-	0.0	-	-	23	-	-	-	-	WSW	22 11:29am
Redcliffe	04/11:35am	16.7	WSW	6	7	1014.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	W	21 01:48am
Point Lookout	04/09:00am	21.6	SW	7	-	-	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	30	1	<2	-	-	-	-
Gold Coast Seaway	04/11:35am	17.6	WNW	13	15	1013.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	W	21 12:02am
Coolangatta	04/11:35am	18.4	N	7	8	1013.1	-	0.0	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	N	10 10:35am

Station Name

Date/Time
EST

Temp
°C

Wind

Pressure

Rain
since 9am
mm

Weather

Cloud

Vis
km

Sea

Swell

Highest Wind Gust

Dir

Speed
knots

Gust
knots

hPa

Trend

Height
m

Length
m

Dir

knots
time

CORAL SEA

Bougainville Reef

04/11:00am

24.7

SSE

1015.0

Holmes Reef

04/11:00am

24.5

SSE

1015.1

Willis Island

04/11:30am

25.5

SSE

1015.1

0.0

Lihou Reef

04/11:00am

22.9

1014.4

0.0

Flinders Reef

04/11:00am

23.7

SSE

1015.9

Marion Reef

04/10:00am

22.7

1015.3

Creal Reef

04/11:00am

19.0

1016.2

Gannett Cay

04/11:00am

18.6

1016.0

Cato Island

04/11:00am

20.8

SSW

1013.7

0.0

Frederick Reef

04/10:00am

21.4

SSW

1014.4

ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE

St Lawrence

04/11:00am

18.5

1018.6

0.0

St Lawrence Post Office

04/09:00am

16.2

1019.0

0.0

Fine

Clear

Samuel Hill

04/11:00am

18.1

SSW

1017.5

0.0

Yeppoon

04/11:30am

18.9

SSW

1017.0

0.0

Rundle Island

04/11:35am

18.0

SSW

1016.7

27
08:01am

Gladstone

04/11:35am

19.7

1016.7

0.0

33
08:38am

Heron Island

04/11:00am

SSW

Lady Elliot Island

04/11:00am

16.4

1016.0

0.0

BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT

Sandy Cape

04/09:00am

14.0

SSW

1015.9

0.0

Fine

Clear

Bundaberg

04/11:30am

17.4

WSW

1015.9

0.0

Hervey Bay

04/11:30am

17.1

1015.5

0.0

Rainbow Beach

04/09:00am

14.1

WSW

1015.4

0.0

Fine

Clear

<0.5

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA

Double Island Point

04/11:35am

17.1

WSW

1014.8

0.0

34
03:06am

Tewantin

04/11:00am

17.8

1015.2

0.0

Maroochydore

04/11:34am

18.5

1014.6

0.0

25
12:13am

Cape Moreton

04/11:35am

14.9

WSW

1014.0

0.0

WSW

31
01:30am

Spitfire Channel

04/11:34am

SSW

31
12:30am

Inner Beacon

04/11:34am

WSW

30
03:34am

Peel Island - The Spit

04/11:35am

WSW

25
07:12am

Brisbane Airport

04/11:35am

16.8

WSW

1014.2

0.0

WSW

22
11:29am

Redcliffe

04/11:35am

16.7

WSW

1014.2

0.0

21
01:48am

Point Lookout

04/09:00am

21.6

0.0

Fine

Clear

Gold Coast Seaway

04/11:35am

17.6

WNW

1013.0

0.0

21
12:02am

Coolangatta

04/11:35am

18.4

1013.1

0.0

10
10:35am

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About this table

These observations have not been quality controlled.
Different stations report at different time intervals, ranging from half hourly to twice daily.
Some stations are up to several kilometres inland.
All observations including locations outside of QLD are shown in local time, EST.
Wind 'Dir' is the direction the wind comes from, reported to 16 points of the compass.
Wind observations are a 10-minute average from the standard height of 10 metres.
Wind speed is a 10 minute average speed in knots.
The wind gust is measured over 3 seconds.
Trend in pressure since the last observation that has been corrected for diurnal variation. Diurnal variation means two peaks and troughs in pressure each day. (R rising, F falling, S steady).
'+' indicates 'greater than', '<' indicates 'less than'.
'Trace' is a trace (<0.1mm) of rainfall.
'Weather' is described, when data is available.
'Cloud' cover is described, when data is available.
'Vis' is the visibility distance in whole kilometres, above 5 kilometres. Below 5 kilometres, visibility is in tenths of a kilometre down to 0.1 (100 metres). '0' indicates visibility less than 100 metres.
Sea height is reported in metres.
Swell is reported as height and length, both in metres.
'CF' indicates 'Confused Swell'. 'NS' indicates 'No Swell'.
Swell 'Dir' is the direction the swell comes from, reported to 8 points of the compass. Example 'SW' means southwest.
'Highest Wind Gust' is Highest Wind Gust measured from midnight to midnight for the current calendar day.
(Note: Maximum Wind Gusts in the Bureau's climate records are measured from midnight to midnight and may differ from the values shown in this table.)
'-' indicates that no data is available at that time.

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