View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Thursday 8 December 2022.
Weather Situation
A strengthening trough is moving eastwards across southern Queensland and is expected to move offshore of the southeast Queensland coast during this afternoon and push northwards to central Queensland waters on Friday before weakening. Behind the trough, a ridge will build across South Queensland Waters on Friday and into the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the southern bay in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe.
Friday 9 December
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 10 December
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 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.
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 3:50 pm EST Thursday.
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