Sunshine Coast Waters Forecast: Double Island Point to Cape Moreton

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 3:00 pm EST on Saturday 29 August 2026.

Weather Situation

A strengthening ridge extends over the south Queensland waters and will persist for the next several days.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 30 August

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Monday 31 August

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 1 September

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 pm EST Saturday.

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