View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast updated at 4:04 pm EST on Wednesday 27 January 2021.
Weather Situation
An active monsoon trough extends over Gulf waters. This trough is forecast to persist over Gulf waters over coming days before slowly weakening as the focus shifts to the east.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- North to northwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 28 January
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots south of Kowanyama, tending southwest to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots north of Kowanyama.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- North to northwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 29 January
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- North to northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 30 January
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Kowanyama.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. 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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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Thursday.
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