View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Wednesday 28 September 2022.
Weather Situation
A trough over eastern Queensland will move offshore of the southern Queensland coast late Wednesday and early Thursday. A low will develop in the Tasman Sea near the central New South Wales coast late on Wednesday, moving east over the following few days. A high will move into the Tasman Sea during Friday, extending a strengthening ridge over southern waters in the wake of the trough and combining with the low to enhance winds late in the week.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Point Lookout.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe.
Thursday 29 September
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning west to southwesterly early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 30 September
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- 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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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm EST Wednesday.
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