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Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

IDQ60700

Issued at 8:42 pm EST Tuesday 27 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 27/08:40pm WNW 20 23 WNW 36
01:30am		 - - - - 11 Mostly clear - 26.1 1004.9 14.6
Sweers Island 27/09:00am W 8 - - - - - - - 20 Cloudy Fine 27.7 1006.3 10.0
Kowanyama 27/08:40pm N 3 4 NW 20
04:20pm		 - - - - 34 Partly cloudy - 26.5 1006.6 6.6
Weipa 27/08:40pm NNE 4 5 WSW 30
06:45am		 - - - - 13 Partly cloudy - 25.9 1008.0 4.0

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 27/08:40pm - - - - - - - - - - - - 28.5 1008.6 -
Horn Island 27/08:40pm W 5 5 NW 22
03:31pm		 - - - - 20 Clear - 27.6 1009.0 0.6

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 27/08:40pm NNW 6 7 NW 29
03:02pm		 - - - - 30 Clear - 25.3 1008.1 1.6

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 27/08:40pm N 5 6 NNW 25
11:20am		 - - - - - - - 25.3 1008.6 112.0
Cooktown 27/08:40pm CALM 0 0 WSW 21
01:58pm		 - - - - 19 Clear - 24.7 1008.2 19.6

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 27/08:40pm ESE 13 15 ESE 25
07:23pm		 - - - - - - - 26.6 1007.9 21.6
Cairns 27/08:40pm ESE 8 9 SSE 21
05:00pm		 - - - - 75 Partly cloudy - 25.1 1007.7 51.4
Arlington Reef 27/08:40pm S 11 11 S 24
06:01pm		 - - - - - - - - 1007.7 -
Innisfail Aero 27/08:40pm S 8 9 SSE 22
02:59pm		 - - - - 20 Mostly clear - 24.3 1007.9 7.2
South Johnstone 27/08:40pm E 6 8 SSE 16
03:10pm		 - - - - - - - 24.5 1008.1 3.0
Cowley Beach (Defence) 27/08:40pm ENE 3 4 SSW 13
04:27pm		 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 7.6
Cardwell 27/09:00am CALM 0 - - - Calm 0.2 3 E - - - 24.5 1009.6 135.0

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 27/09:00am CALM 0 - - - Calm 0.2 3 E - - - 24.5 1009.6 135.0
Lucinda 27/08:40pm W 9 10 NNW 26
12:32am		 - - - - - - - 24.2 1007.6 14.6
Townsville 27/08:40pm ESE 7 8 NE 22
09:05am		 - - - - 35 Mostly clear - 26.2 1007.7 31.4
Cape Ferguson 27/08:40pm E 13 14 ENE 20
09:58am		 - - - - - - - 27.5 1008.1 -
Alva Beach 27/08:40pm E 11 14 E 17
05:50am		 - - - - - - - 27.2 1008.1 0.2
Bowen Airport AWS 27/08:40pm ENE 5 6 NE 11
01:49pm		 - - - - - - - 26.3 1008.3 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 27/08:40pm ENE 5 6 NE 11
01:49pm		 - - - - - - - 26.3 1008.3 0.0
Hamilton Island 27/08:40pm E 11 12 E 17
09:06am		 - - - - 48 Mostly clear - 27.0 1008.8 0.0
Proserpine Airport 27/08:40pm E 4 4 ESE 13
10:41am		 - - - - 47 Mostly clear - 25.7 1008.9 0.0
Creal Reef 27/08:40pm ESE 13 15 ESE 15
08:40pm		 - - - - - - - 27.5 1009.4 -
Mackay 27/08:40pm NNE 2 6 ENE 11
02:12pm		 - - - - - Mostly clear - 26.8 1009.6 0.0
Mackay Racecourse 27/08:40pm NNE 5 6 NE 14
01:41pm		 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 0.0
Middle Percy Island 27/08:40pm ENE 6 7 ENE 12
07:40pm		 - - - - - - - 25.3 1010.3 0.0
Gannett Cay 27/08:40pm E 9 10 ESE 15
05:51pm		 - - - - - - - 27.0 1010.1 -
St Lawrence 27/08:40pm NNE 7 10 N 16
05:15pm		 - - - - - - - 27.7 1009.7 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 27/08:40pm - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.6 1007.9 -
Holmes Reef 27/10:30am - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Willis Island 27/08:40pm CALM 0 1 SSW 24
11:02am		 - - - - - - - 26.6 1008.5 12.2
Lihou Reef Lighthouse 27/08:40pm - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.4 1009.0 -
Flinders Reef 27/08:40pm E 1 3 E 16
07:46am		 - - - - - - - 27.4 1008.1 -
Marion Reef 27/08:40pm SSE 15 16 SSE 18
07:59pm		 - - - - - - - 27.4 1009.9 -
Creal Reef 27/08:40pm ESE 13 15 ESE 15
08:40pm		 - - - - - - - 27.5 1009.4 -
Gannett Cay 27/08:40pm E 9 10 ESE 15
05:51pm		 - - - - - - - 27.0 1010.1 -
Cato Island 27/08:40pm - 7 8 - 15
01:20pm		 - - - - - - - 27.1 1009.7 -
Frederick Reef 27/08:40pm SE 11 13 SE 16
06:38pm		 - - - - - - - 26.7 1009.9 -

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 27/08:40pm NNE 7 10 N 16
05:15pm		 - - - - - - - 27.7 1009.7 0.0
Samuel Hill 27/08:40pm CALM 0 0 NE 13
02:06pm		 - - - - 56 Clear - 23.7 1010.4 0.0
Yeppoon 27/08:40pm NE 7 9 NNE 15
04:34pm		 - - - - - - - 28.1 1010.4 0.0
Rosslyn Bay Harbour 27/08:40pm NE 8 10 NE 14
07:53pm		 - - - - - - - 27.9 1010.1 -
Rundle Island 27/08:40pm ENE 9 10 N 13
07:27am		 - - - - - - - 27.9 1010.1 -
Gladstone 27/08:40pm ENE 5 7 ENE 16
01:26pm		 - - - - - - - 27.3 1010.3 0.0
Heron Island 27/08:40pm N 7 9 WNW 14
08:03am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Lady Elliot Island 27/08:40pm ESE 17 19 ESE 23
07:42pm		 - - - - - - - 26.6 1010.6 0.0
Seventeen Seventy 27/09:00am NNE 2 - - - 1 0.6 5 E 25 Mostly clear Fine 31.0 1010.4 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 27/08:40pm ESE 13 14 ESE 22
06:11pm		 - - - - 21 Cloudy - 26.3 1010.9 0.0
Hervey Bay 27/08:40pm SE 6 7 ESE 21
03:46pm		 - - - - 36 Mostly cloudy - 25.9 1011.3 0.0
Double Island Point 27/08:40pm ESE 20 21 SSE 26
09:50am		 - - - - - - - 24.8 1011.1 0.6

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 27/08:40pm ESE 20 21 SSE 26
09:50am		 - - - - - - - 24.8 1011.1 0.6
Tewantin 27/08:40pm ESE 6 7 ESE 18
06:48am		 - - - - - - - 25.3 1011.9 0.2
Sunshine Coast Airport 27/08:40pm SE 10 11 SSE 23
04:09am		 - - - - 27 Mostly cloudy - 25.4 1012.0 0.0
Cape Moreton 27/08:40pm SE 18 23 SE 30
03:01am		 - - - - - - - 24.1 1011.4 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 27/08:40pm SE 18 23 SE 30
03:01am		 - - - - - - - 24.1 1011.4 0.0
North West 10 Beacon 27/08:40pm SE 13 15 SE 22
06:20am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Inner Beacon 27/08:40pm SE 13 14 SE 25
06:44pm		 - - - - - - - - - -
Hope Banks Beacon 27/08:40pm SE 17 18 SSE 25
01:12am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Banana Bank 27/08:40pm SE 16 19 SE 24
06:38pm		 - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Airport 27/08:40pm SE 10 12 SE 22
02:08am		 - - - - 43 Partly cloudy - 25.3 1012.1 0.0
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 27/08:40pm SE 3 4 SSE 22
03:48pm		 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 0.0
Point Lookout 27/09:00am S 5 - - - 2 1.5 9 SE 15 Mostly cloudy Fine 26.8 - 0.0
Gold Coast Seaway 27/08:40pm S 8 10 SE 26
03:58pm		 - - - - - - - 24.3 1012.5 0.0
Coolangatta 27/08:40pm SSE 6 8 SSE 22
12:43pm		 - - - - 39 Mostly clear - 23.8 1012.6 0.0

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Data quality

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