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IDQ60700
Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland
Issued at 4:35 pm EST Saturday 4 February 2012 (issued every 30 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 10 minutes)
Where no observation is available within the last 75 minutes, the latest observation is shown in italics and coloured and removed from the table after 24 hours.
Station names link to data for the previous 72 hours. These observations have not been quality controlled.
EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
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| Mornington Island | 04/04:34pm | 32.2 | NW | 10 | 11 | 1000.1 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | W | 19 10:46am |
| Sweers Island | 04/09:00am | 29.8 | WNW | 13 | - | 1003.2 | - | 0.0 | Fine | Partly cloudy | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kowanyama | 04/04:34pm | 30.3 | WNW | 12 | 15 | 1001.3 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | W | 21 02:31pm |
| Weipa | 04/04:35pm | 29.9 | WNW | 11 | 17 | 1003.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | WNW | 24 12:49pm |
| Horn Island | 04/04:35pm | 30.1 | WNW | 15 | 18 | 1004.2 | - | 3.0 | - | Mostly clear | 13 | - | - | - | - | NW | 31 08:22am |
TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Horn Island | 04/04:35pm | 30.1 | WNW | 15 | 18 | 1004.2 | - | 3.0 | - | Mostly clear | 13 | - | - | - | - | NW | 31 08:22am |
| Coconut Island | 04/04:35pm | 28.4 | WNW | 15 | 19 | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NW | 28 12:22am |
| Lockhart River | 04/04:35pm | 30.0 | WNW | 11 | 13 | 1002.2 | - | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | W | 30 02:31pm |
| Cape Flattery | 04/04:35pm | 28.8 | NW | 0 | 0 | 1000.5 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | W | 29 01:03pm |
| Cooktown | 04/04:35pm | 32.0 | W | 6 | 8 | 999.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | W | 28 12:26pm |
COOKTOWN to CARDWELL
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Cooktown | 04/04:35pm | 32.0 | W | 6 | 8 | 999.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | W | 28 12:26pm |
| Low Isles | 04/04:35pm | 30.6 | WSW | 18 | 19 | 999.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | W | 37 08:31am |
| Cairns | 04/04:35pm | 26.4 | W | 5 | 5 | 999.7 | - | 0.2 | - | Mostly clear | 45 | - | - | - | - | SSW | 28 01:59pm |
| Arlington Reef | 04/04:30pm | - | SSW | 12 | 15 | 999.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Innisfail | 04/03:00pm | 22.9 | SSE | 2 | - | - | - | 7.0 | Showers | Cloudy | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Johnstone | 04/04:35pm | 22.8 | SSW | 3 | 4 | 1001.0 | - | 8.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | W | 14 05:45am |
| Cardwell | 04/03:00pm | 23.6 | SW | 2 | - | 1000.6 | - | 22.0 | Rain | Cloudy | 2 | <0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
CARDWELL to BOWEN
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Cardwell | 04/03:00pm | 23.6 | SW | 2 | - | 1000.6 | - | 22.0 | Rain | Cloudy | 2 | <0.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Townsville | 04/04:34pm | 27.8 | NNW | 15 | 18 | 998.2 | - | 0.0 | - | Mostly clear | 49 | - | - | - | - | SSW | 18 05:55am |
| Alva Beach | 04/04:35pm | 29.9 | E | 10 | 13 | 997.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SE | 26 12:19am |
BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Hamilton Island | 04/04:35pm | 27.8 | SE | 25 | 27 | 998.4 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 39 12:16am |
| Proserpine | 04/04:35pm | 28.3 | SE | 16 | 19 | 998.2 | - | 0.2 | - | Mostly clear | 30 | - | - | - | - | SE | 29 12:04pm |
| Creal Reef | 04/04:00pm | 28.0 | SE | 24 | - | 997.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mackay | 04/04:35pm | 28.7 | SE | 11 | 15 | 998.9 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SE | 24 08:26am |
| Hay Point | 04/04:35pm | - | SE | 16 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 28 01:50am |
| Middle Percy Island | 04/04:30pm | 27.2 | SE | 15 | 22 | 1000.8 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gannett Cay | 04/04:00pm | 28.0 | ESE | 17 | - | 999.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Lawrence | 04/04:35pm | 29.3 | ESE | 4 | 5 | 999.2 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 14 10:07am |
| St Lawrence Post Office | 04/03:00pm | 29.3 | E | 6 | - | 999.1 | - | 0.0 | Fine | Cloudy | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CORAL SEA
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Bougainville Reef | 04/04:00pm | 28.7 | WNW | 22 | - | 998.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holmes Reef | 04/04:00pm | 22.3 | W | 39 | - | 998.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Willis Island | 04/04:30pm | 26.1 | WNW | 38 | 45 | 994.4 | - | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lihou Reef | 04/04:00pm | 25.1 | CALM | 0 | - | 994.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Flinders Reef | 04/04:00pm | 27.7 | S | 26 | - | 994.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marion Reef | 04/04:00pm | 26.3 | N | 17 | - | 995.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Creal Reef | 04/04:00pm | 28.0 | SE | 24 | - | 997.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gannett Cay | 04/04:00pm | 28.0 | ESE | 17 | - | 999.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cato Island | 04/04:00pm | 26.9 | SSE | 13 | - | 999.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frederick Reef | 04/04:00pm | 27.2 | E | 17 | - | 998.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| St Lawrence | 04/04:35pm | 29.3 | ESE | 4 | 5 | 999.2 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 14 10:07am |
| St Lawrence Post Office | 04/03:00pm | 29.3 | E | 6 | - | 999.1 | - | 0.0 | Fine | Cloudy | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samuel Hill | 04/04:35pm | 28.1 | ESE | 9 | 10 | 999.9 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | ESE | 20 02:12pm |
| Yeppoon | 04/04:34pm | 27.9 | E | 11 | 14 | 1000.4 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | E | 19 11:56am |
| Rundle Island | 04/04:35pm | 26.5 | ESE | 14 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SE | 20 09:14am |
| Gladstone | 04/04:35pm | 28.1 | E | 14 | 17 | 1001.2 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SE | 23 12:49am |
| Heron Island | 04/04:00pm | - | ENE | 10 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lady Elliot Island | 04/04:00pm | 26.6 | ESE | 13 | 16 | 1000.8 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seventeen Seventy | 04/03:00pm | 27.4 | SE | 12 | - | 1001.1 | - | 0.0 | Fine | Partly cloudy | 50 | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | SE | - | - |
BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Sandy Cape | 04/03:00pm | 27.2 | E | 13 | - | 1000.8 | - | 0.0 | Fine | Mostly clear | 50 | 1 | 0.7 | 12 | E | - | - |
| Bundaberg | 04/04:35pm | 27.8 | E | 9 | 10 | 1000.9 | - | 0.2 | - | Mostly cloudy | 39 | - | - | - | - | E | 18 11:09am |
| Hervey Bay | 04/04:35pm | 27.4 | ESE | 6 | 9 | 1001.1 | - | 0.0 | - | Mostly cloudy | 10 | - | - | - | - | E | 18 12:15pm |
| Rainbow Beach | 04/03:00pm | 27.6 | ENE | 5 | - | 1001.1 | - | 0.0 | Fine | Mostly clear | 40 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA
| Date/Time EST |
Temp °C |
Wind | Pressure | Rain since 9am mm |
Weather | Cloud | Vis km |
Sea Height m |
Swell | Highest Wind Gust | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir |
Speed knots |
Gust knots |
hPa | Trend | Height m |
Period s |
Dir | Dir | knots time |
||||||||
| Double Island Point | 04/04:35pm | 25.9 | SE | 12 | 13 | 1001.6 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SSE | 22 11:00am |
| Tewantin | 04/04:35pm | 25.9 | ESE | 8 | 10 | 1001.4 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 14 11:12am |
| Maroochydore | 04/04:34pm | 26.8 | ESE | 11 | 13 | 1001.5 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | SE | 16 10:22am |
| Cape Moreton | 04/04:35pm | 25.0 | ESE | 14 | 15 | 1002.2 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SSE | 20 12:03pm |
| Spitfire Channel | 04/04:35pm | - | ESE | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SE | 16 07:24am |
| Inner Beacon | 04/04:35pm | - | E | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ENE | 15 02:52pm |
| Peel Island - The Spit | 04/04:35pm | - | ESE | 16 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 18 04:35pm |
| Brisbane Airport | 04/04:35pm | 26.4 | E | 8 | 10 | 1001.7 | - | 0.0 | - | Mostly clear | 30 | - | - | - | - | ESE | 15 02:37pm |
| Redcliffe | 04/04:35pm | 26.4 | E | 11 | 13 | 1001.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ESE | 20 12:14am |
| Point Lookout | 04/03:00pm | 27.9 | SSE | 13 | - | - | - | 0.0 | Fine | Mostly clear | 35 | 2 | 2.2 | 8 | E | - | - |
| Gold Coast Seaway | 04/04:35pm | 25.8 | SE | 12 | 13 | 1001.7 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | SE | 18 02:10pm |
| Coolangatta | 04/04:35pm | 26.3 | ESE | 11 | 13 | 1002.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | E | 18 11:55am |
About this table
- These observations have not been quality controlled.
- Different stations report at different time intervals, ranging from half hourly to twice daily.
- Some stations are up to several kilometres inland.
- All observations including locations outside of QLD are shown in local time, EST.
- Wind 'Dir' is the direction the wind comes from, reported to 16 points of the compass.
- Wind observations are a 10-minute average from the standard height of 10 metres.
- Wind speed is a 10 minute average speed in knots.
- The wind gust is measured over 3 seconds.
- Trend in pressure since the last observation that has been corrected for diurnal variation. Diurnal variation means two peaks and troughs in pressure each day. (R rising, F falling, S steady).
- '+' indicates 'greater than', '<' indicates 'less than'.
- 'Trace' is a trace (<0.1mm) of rainfall.
- 'Weather' is described, when data is available.
- 'Cloud' cover is described, when data is available.
- 'Vis' is the visibility distance in whole kilometres, above 5 kilometres. Below 5 kilometres, visibility is in tenths of a kilometre down to 0.1 (100 metres). '0' indicates visibility less than 100 metres.
- Sea height is reported in metres.
- Swell is reported as height in metres, and period in seconds.
- 'CF' indicates 'Confused Swell'. 'NS' indicates 'No Swell'.
- Swell 'Dir' is the direction the swell comes from, reported to 8 points of the compass. Example 'SW' means southwest.
- 'Highest Wind Gust' is Highest Wind Gust measured from midnight to midnight for the current calendar day.
(Note: Maximum Wind Gusts in the Bureau's climate records are measured from midnight to midnight and may differ from the values shown in this table.) - '-' indicates that no data is available at that time.
