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Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

IDQ60700

Issued at 6:22 am EST Wednesday 7 January 2026 (issued every 10 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 5 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 30 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		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Mornington Island Airport 07/06:20am ESE 12 15 ESE 19
06:11am		 - - - - 48 Mostly clear - 27.2 1006.2 2.8
Sweers Island 06/09:00am E 13 - - - - - - - 40 Cloudy Fine 28.3 1006.3 4.0
Kowanyama 07/06:20am ENE 5 7 E 9
06:08am		 - - - - 72 Cloudy - 25.5 1007.2 0.0
Weipa 07/06:20am NE 6 7 NE 8
05:36am		 - - - - 21 Partly cloudy - 25.3 1006.8 15.8

TORRES STRAIT

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Thursday Island 07/06:20am - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.7 1006.9 -
Horn Island 07/06:20am W 6 8 W 19
04:55am		 - - - - 14 Mostly clear - 24.9 1007.4 27.6
Coconut Island 07/06:20am - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.3 1007.6 4.6

PENINSULA COAST: SHARP POINT to CAPE MELVILLE

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Lockhart River 07/06:20am CALM 0 0 NNW 4
04:20am		 - - - - 28 Mostly clear - 24.6 1007.6 1.4

COOKTOWN COAST: CAPE MELVILLE to CAPE TRIBULATION

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cape Flattery 07/06:20am SE 15 19 SE 25
04:56am		 - - - - - - - 25.2 1008.3 29.4
Cooktown 07/06:20am SE 10 14 SE 25
05:17am		 - - - - 13 Mostly cloudy - 24.1 1008.9 4.0

CAIRNS COAST: CAPE TRIBULATION to CARDWELL

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Low Isles 07/06:20am SSE 13 14 SE 25
05:09am		 - - - - - - - 27.0 1008.6 6.8
Cairns 07/06:20am SSE 9 13 S 25
03:52am		 - - - - 44 Mostly clear - 25.8 1008.1 3.4
Arlington Reef 07/06:20am SSE 21 23 SE 36
05:43am		 - - - - - - - - 1008.1 -
Innisfail Aero 07/06:20am SSW 6 7 SSE 15
12:52am		 - - - - 32 Clear - 24.9 1009.2 7.4
South Johnstone 07/06:20am SW 7 8 SSW 15
03:22am		 - - - - - - - 25.9 1009.4 1.0
Cowley Beach (Defence) 07/06:20am S 1 2 SSW 9
12:33am		 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 9.2
Cardwell 06/09:00am ESE 2 - - - <0.5 0.1 2 E - - - 25.0 1010.1 0.5

TOWNSVILLE COAST: CARDWELL to BOWEN

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cardwell 06/09:00am ESE 2 - - - <0.5 0.1 2 E - - - 25.0 1010.1 0.5
Lucinda 07/06:20am SSE 15 17 SSE 20
05:53am		 - - - - - - - - 1009.5 0.0
Townsville 07/06:20am SSW 4 4 SE 7
02:55am		 - - - - 44 Partly cloudy - 24.9 1010.2 0.6
Cape Ferguson 07/06:20am SSE 10 11 SSE 16
04:49am		 - - - - - - - - 1009.9 -
Alva Beach 07/06:20am - 6 7 - 14
05:17am		 - - - - - - - 24.9 1009.8 0.0
Bowen Airport AWS 07/06:20am SSE 8 10 SSE 13
06:10am		 - - - - - - - 25.1 1009.7 0.0

MACKAY COAST: BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bowen Airport AWS 07/06:20am SSE 8 10 SSE 13
06:10am		 - - - - - - - 25.1 1009.7 0.0
Hamilton Island 07/06:20am ESE 29 33 ESE 33
06:20am		 - - - - 38 Partly cloudy - 26.9 1009.7 3.8
Proserpine Airport 07/06:20am S 8 9 SSE 18
03:21am		 - - - - 32 Mostly clear - 23.8 1010.2 4.4
Creal Reef 07/06:20am SE 24 26 SE 33
04:37am		 - - - - - - - 26.7 1009.5 -
Mackay 07/06:20am SSE 8 14 SSE 25
03:24am		 - - - - - Mostly clear - 27.2 1011.0 0.2
Mackay Racecourse 07/06:20am SSE 7 9 ESE 17
02:47am		 - - - - - - - 24.4 - 0.0
Middle Percy Island 07/06:20am SE 20 25 SE 29
06:18am		 - - - - - - - 25.4 1011.4 4.2
Gannett Cay 07/06:20am E 21 23 ESE 35
05:57am		 - - - - - - - 24.3 1011.4 -
St Lawrence 07/06:20am S 6 8 S 10
05:30am		 - - - - - - - 23.4 1012.7 0.0

CORAL SEA

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bougainville Reef 07/06:20am - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.7 1007.6 -
Willis Island 07/06:20am SE 22 24 SSE 34
12:06am		 - - - - - - - 28.0 1006.0 0.4
Lihou Reef Lighthouse 07/06:20am - - - - - - - - - - - - 26.4 1006.1 -
Flinders Reef 07/06:20am SSE 21 23 SE 32
12:01am		 - - - - - - - 27.1 1007.7 -
Marion Reef 07/06:20am SE 18 19 SE 25
02:28am		 - - - - - - - 27.7 1008.6 -
Creal Reef 07/06:20am SE 24 26 SE 33
04:37am		 - - - - - - - 26.7 1009.5 -
Gannett Cay 07/06:20am E 21 23 ESE 35
05:57am		 - - - - - - - 24.3 1011.4 -
Cato Island 07/06:20am - 17 19 - 25
01:23am		 - - - - - - - 26.7 1012.9 -
Frederick Reef 07/06:20am E 27 30 E 32
05:52am		 - - - - - - - 25.5 1010.2 -

CAPRICORNIA COAST: ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
St Lawrence 07/06:20am S 6 8 S 10
05:30am		 - - - - - - - 23.4 1012.7 0.0
Samuel Hill 07/06:20am ESE 6 8 ESE 15
04:58am		 - - - - 52 Mostly clear - 25.2 1012.7 0.0
Yeppoon 07/06:20am SSE 10 12 SE 20
04:12am		 - - - - - - - 25.1 1013.4 0.0
Rosslyn Bay Harbour 07/06:20am S 8 13 S 21
01:57am		 - - - - - - - 25.4 1013.0 -
Rundle Island 07/06:20am SSE 20 23 SE 27
04:12am		 - - - - - - - 25.4 1013.0 -
Gladstone 07/06:20am SSE 10 16 SE 18
06:17am		 - - - - - - - 23.1 1013.9 0.0
Heron Island 07/06:20am SE 16 21 SE 27
05:20am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Lady Elliot Island 07/06:20am SE 17 19 SE 24
05:22am		 - - - - - - - 26.0 1014.1 0.0
Seventeen Seventy 06/09:00am ESE 7 - - - 1 1.2 5 E 25 Partly cloudy Fine 28.3 1013.4 0.0

K'GARI (FRASER ISLAND) COAST: SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT including HERVEY BAY

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bundaberg 07/06:20am SSE 6 6 SSE 11
04:46am		 - - - - 49 Clear - 22.8 1014.7 0.0
Hervey Bay 07/06:20am ESE 7 11 ESE 14
01:57am		 - - - - 55 Clear - 25.7 1015.1 0.0
Double Island Point 07/06:20am ESE 24 27 ESE 27
06:20am		 - - - - - - - 25.2 1014.9 0.8

SUNSHINE COAST: DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to CAPE MORETON

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Double Island Point 07/06:20am ESE 24 27 ESE 27
06:20am		 - - - - - - - 25.2 1014.9 0.8
Tewantin 07/06:20am ESE 8 10 ESE 15
06:17am		 - - - - - - - 25.7 1016.0 0.0
Sunshine Coast Airport 07/06:20am SE 12 14 SE 17
06:08am		 - - - - 38 Partly cloudy - 26.0 1016.2 0.0
Cape Moreton 07/06:20am ESE 14 17 SE 23
05:19am		 - - - - - - - 24.4 1016.2 0.0

GOLD COAST: CAPE MORETON to POINT DANGER including MORETON BAY

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cape Moreton 07/06:20am ESE 14 17 SE 23
05:19am		 - - - - - - - 24.4 1016.2 0.0
North West 10 Beacon 07/06:20am ESE 14 14 ESE 17
06:19am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Inner Beacon 07/06:20am SSE 12 13 SSE 15
06:11am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Hope Banks Beacon 07/06:20am S 9 10 S 13
05:59am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Banana Bank 07/06:20am S 9 10 S 12
05:36am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Airport 07/06:20am S 6 8 ESE 10
12:53am		 - - - - - - - 24.7 1017.0 0.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 07/06:20am SSE 2 3 S 7
06:12am		 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 0.0
Point Lookout 06/09:00am SW 1 - - - 1 0.9 8 SE 20 Partly cloudy Fine 26.8 - 0.0
Gold Coast Seaway 07/06:20am S 7 8 SSE 12
06:02am		 - - - - - - - 24.5 1017.2 0.0
Coolangatta 07/06:20am S 7 8 S 8
06:20am		 - - - - 66 Mostly clear - 23.6 1017.3 0.0

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Data quality

These observations have been taken from the Bureau of Meteorology's real-time system. Most are generated automatically, with only limited quality checks performed. It is possible for incorrect values to appear. Further information can be found at About Latest Weather Observations. Please check the disclaimer before using these data.