IDQ11307
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Issued at 3:00 am EST on Tuesday 18 November 2025
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 20 November 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 extends across New South Wales and the far south of Queensland today and will persist in coming days.
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Capricorn by early evening. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Maroochydore. Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming northerly below 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning easterly during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloud clearing.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 am EST Tuesday.
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