IDQ10860
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Issued at 10:58 am EST on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight EST Sunday 1 March 2026.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel by early evening. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay in the afternoon.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 2:50 pm EST Friday.
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