IDQ11292
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Issued at 9:00 pm EST on Monday 27 October 2025
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 30 October 2025.
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 weak ridge and easterly winds persist over northern Queensland waters, extending from a high northeast of New Zealand. A trough is forecast to approach the Mackay coast from the west on Tuesday, with winds tending northerly as a result.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.
Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.
Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers inshore, 60% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Mackay. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northerly about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay early in the morning. Winds tending northwesterly before dawn. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers through the Capricorn Channel, 60% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly before dawn then becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel. Weather: Mostly sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:00 am EST Tuesday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine
Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecasts for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for neighbouring coastal zones.