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Forecast issued at 9:00 am EST on Thursday 8 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough lying over central Gulf waters is developing into the monsoon trough, and a tropical low may develop over the Gulf during this week.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre north of Cullen Point.
- Swell
- Northwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.
Friday 9 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Weipa during the morning.
- Swell
- Northwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Saturday 10 January
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending west to southwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
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 3:00 pm EST Thursday.
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