View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:56 pm EST on Friday 6 December 2019.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge extends over the northwest Coral Sea, and will gradually develop onto the northern Peninsula coast in the next day or two, with winds turning more to the southeast on Sunday. A surface trough lies inland from the east coast.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots through the Capricorn Channel in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, around 1 metre in the Capricorn Channel in the evening.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 7 December
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots through the Capricorn Channel in the early morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, decreasing to below 1 metre in the mid-morning.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 8 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 9 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly and reaching 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Saturday.
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