IDQ11291
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Issued at 3:00 pm EST on Monday 20 July 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 23 July 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 ridge of high pressure extends over the Gulf waters from a high [1035 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will slowly relax over coming days as the high slowly weakens and slips further east over the Tasman Sea.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Clear.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama early in the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Weipa in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cullen Point. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning southerly in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 pm EST Monday.
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