View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Sunday 18 April 2021.
Weather Situation
A trough has recently moved off the southeast Queensland coast and will move further offshore today. A weak high will move across southern Australia over the next few days, extending a ridge along the coast behind the trough.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Maroochydore during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers offshore.
Monday 19 April
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 20 April
- Winds
- East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm EST Sunday.
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