Capricornia Coastal Waters Forecast: St Lawrence to Burnett Heads

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Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Friday 14 February 2025.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge extends over the southern Queensland waters. A trough is forecast to move offshore on Sunday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 15 February

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Sunday 16 February

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Please be awareWind 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.

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

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