View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Friday 7 August 2020.
Weather Situation
A surface trough will move east across the interior of Queensland today, with winds tending north to northeasterly over south Queensland waters. The trough will push off the east coast late on Saturday, with winds becoming westerly in the wake of the trough on Sunday as a new ridge develops through central Queensland.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore. Winds turning northerly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain.
Saturday 8 August
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and again in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to southerly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 9 August
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 10 August
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to southerly 1 to 2 metres offshore during the evening.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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
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- 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 4:45 am EST Saturday.
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