View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast updated at 4:26 am EST on Monday 30 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A high [1025 hPa] over southern Australia is extending a ridge across the Gulf waters. The high will maintain the ridge and southeast to easterly flow across Gulf waters as it drifts eastwards over coming days.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama in the late morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 31 March
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Wednesday 1 April
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
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 9:00 am EST Monday.
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