Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Cowley Beach (Defence)

IDQ60701

Issued at 3:42 pm EST Saturday 17 January 2026 (issued every 10 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 10 minutes)

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Station Details ID: 032194 Name: COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE) Lat: -17.69 Lon: 146.11 Height: 4.25 m
Data from the previous 72 hours. | See also: Recent months for locations in Queensland
Date/Time
EST		 Wind Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
17/03:30pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 1.0
17/03:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - Thunderstorm 28.0 - 1.0
17/02:30pm N 1 4 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 1.0
17/02:00pm N 3 10 - - - - - - - 30.9 - 0.0
17/01:30pm NE 4 9 - - - - - - - 31.8 - 0.0
17/01:00pm NE 4 7 - - - - - - - 31.5 - 0.0
17/12:30pm NE 3 7 - - - - - - - 32.2 - 0.0
17/12:00pm NE 2 6 - - - - - - - 31.6 - 0.0
17/11:30am NE 2 6 - - - - - - - 32.1 - 0.0
17/11:00am NE 2 4 - - - - - - - 31.7 - 0.0
17/10:30am ENE 2 4 - - - - - - - 31.2 - 0.0
17/10:00am NE 1 4 - - - - - - - 31.2 - 0.0
17/09:30am NNE 1 4 - - - - - - - 30.3 - 0.0
17/09:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 29.1 - 15.6
17/08:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 15.6
17/08:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 15.6
17/07:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 15.6
17/07:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 15.6
17/06:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 24.4 - 15.6
17/06:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 15.6
17/05:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 15.6
17/05:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 15.6
17/04:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.6
17/04:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.6
17/03:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.6
17/03:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.4
17/02:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 24.4 - 15.4
17/02:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.4
17/01:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.2 - 15.4
17/01:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.4
17/12:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.2 - 15.4
17/12:00am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - Recent precip. 24.4 - 15.4
 
Date/Time
EST		 Wind Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
16/11:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.4
16/11:00pm CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 15.2
16/10:56pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 15.2
16/10:30pm CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 24.8 - 15.2
16/10:01pm SW 5 15 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.2
16/10:00pm SW 4 13 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
16/09:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.0
16/09:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 0.0
16/08:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 28.5 - 0.0
16/08:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.0
16/07:30pm N 1 5 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 0.0
16/07:00pm N 1 4 - - - - - - - 29.2 - 0.0
16/06:30pm N 2 6 - - - - - - - 29.5 - 0.0
16/06:00pm N 2 5 - - - - - - - 29.7 - 0.0
16/05:30pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 30.1 - 0.0
16/05:00pm N 2 4 - - - - - - - 30.7 - 0.0
16/04:30pm NNE 1 5 - - - - - - - 31.2 - 0.0
16/04:00pm NE 2 5 - - - - - - - 30.9 - 0.0
16/03:30pm NE 3 8 - - - - - - - 31.4 - 0.0
16/03:00pm NE 3 6 - - - - - - - 31.4 - 0.0
16/02:30pm NE 4 8 - - - - - - - 31.8 - 0.0
16/02:00pm NE 2 7 - - - - - - - 31.5 - 0.0
16/01:30pm NE 2 5 - - - - - - - 30.7 - 0.0
16/01:00pm NE 3 7 - - - - - - - 31.9 - 0.0
16/12:30pm ENE 3 6 - - - - - - - 31.8 - 0.0
16/12:00pm ENE 2 4 - - - - - - - 30.5 - 0.0
16/11:30am CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 30.6 - 0.0
16/11:00am ESE 1 3 - - - - - - - 30.8 - 0.0
16/10:30am CALM 0 3 - - - - - - - 30.7 - 0.0
16/10:00am CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 30.3 - 0.0
16/09:30am CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 30.1 - 0.0
16/09:00am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 30.0 - 0.0
16/08:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 0.0
16/08:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 0.0
16/07:30am CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.0
16/07:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.3 - 0.0
16/06:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 24.6 - 0.0
16/06:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 0.0
16/05:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.2 - 0.0
16/05:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.4 - 0.0
16/04:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.5 - 0.0
16/04:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.5 - 0.0
16/03:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.7 - 0.0
16/03:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.8 - 0.0
16/02:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 24.9 - 0.0
16/02:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.2 - 0.0
16/01:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.1 - 0.0
16/01:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.3 - 0.0
16/12:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 0.0
16/12:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 0.0
 
Date/Time
EST		 Wind Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
15/11:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 0.0
15/11:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
15/10:30pm CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
15/10:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 0.0
15/09:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
15/09:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.0
15/08:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.0
15/08:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
15/07:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
15/07:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.0
15/06:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 28.7 - 0.0
15/06:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 29.5 - 0.0
15/05:30pm CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 29.6 - 0.0
15/05:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 30.1 - 0.0
15/04:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 30.2 - 0.0
15/04:00pm CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 30.6 - 0.0
15/03:30pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 31.3 - 0.0
15/03:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 30.2 - 0.0
15/02:30pm WSW 2 5 - - - - - - - 29.3 - 0.0
15/02:00pm CALM 0 3 - - - - - - - 30.5 - 0.0
15/01:30pm ENE 2 4 - - - - - - - 30.7 - 0.0
15/01:00pm NE 2 5 - - - - - - - 30.7 - 0.0
15/12:30pm NE 2 5 - - - - - - - 31.4 - 0.0
15/12:00pm ENE 2 3 - - - - - - - 29.9 - 0.0
15/11:30am E 1 4 - - - - - - - 30.1 - 0.0
15/11:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 30.7 - 0.0
15/10:30am CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 30.9 - 0.0
15/10:00am CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 31.0 - 0.0
15/09:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 30.8 - 0.0
15/09:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 30.3 - 0.0
15/08:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 29.4 - 0.0
15/08:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.0
15/07:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
15/07:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
15/06:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 0.0
15/06:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 0.0
15/05:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 0.0
15/05:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 0.0
15/04:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.7 - 0.0
15/04:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 0.0
15/03:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 0.0
15/03:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 0.0
15/02:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 0.0
15/02:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
15/01:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
15/01:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
15/12:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.0
15/12:00am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
 
Date/Time
EST		 Wind Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
14/11:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
14/11:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
14/10:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 0.0
14/10:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
14/09:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.0
14/09:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 28.1 - 0.0
14/08:30pm N 1 5 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.0
14/08:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.0
14/07:30pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 0.0
14/07:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.0
14/06:30pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 28.9 - 0.0
14/06:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 29.2 - 0.0
14/05:30pm N 1 4 - - - - - - - 29.4 - 0.0
14/05:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 29.6 - 0.0
14/04:30pm NNE 2 5 - - - - - - - 30.1 - 0.0
14/04:00pm NNE 2 4 - - - - - - - 30.3 - 0.0

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