Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Cowley Beach (Defence)

IDQ60701

Issued at 5:42 pm EST Wednesday 8 April 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
08/05:30pm S 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
08/05:00pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.0
08/04:30pm S 4 9 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 0.0
08/04:00pm S 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 0.0
08/03:30pm S 4 9 - - - - - - - 28.1 - 0.0
08/03:00pm S 4 9 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 0.0
08/02:30pm S 5 8 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.0
08/02:00pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 28.1 - 0.0
08/01:30pm S 4 7 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 0.0
08/01:00pm S 4 9 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 0.0
08/12:30pm S 4 8 - - - - - - - 28.1 - 0.0
08/12:00pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
08/11:30am S 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.0
08/11:00am S 4 9 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.0
08/10:30am S 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 0.0
08/10:00am S 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.0
08/09:30am S 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
08/09:00am SW 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 4.6
08/08:30am SW 3 7 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 4.6
08/08:00am SW 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.0 - 4.6
08/07:30am SW 4 6 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 2.4
08/07:00am SSW 4 7 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 2.4
08/06:30am E 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.4
08/06:00am ESE 3 8 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 2.4
08/05:30am WNW 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 2.4
08/05:00am SSE 4 11 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.4
08/04:30am S 4 10 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.4
08/04:00am SSE 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 2.4
08/03:30am SSE 2 5 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 2.4
08/03:00am S 3 7 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 2.4
08/02:30am SSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 2.4
08/02:00am SSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 22.7 - 2.4
08/01:30am SW 4 6 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 2.4
08/01:00am SW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 2.4
08/12:30am SSW 4 8 - - - - - - - 24.6 - 2.4
08/12:00am S 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
 
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
07/11:30pm SSW 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
07/11:00pm SSW 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
07/10:30pm SE 3 5 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 2.4
07/10:00pm SE 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
07/09:30pm S 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 2.4
07/09:00pm S 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 2.4
07/08:30pm SSE 4 10 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 2.4
07/08:00pm SSE 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
07/07:30pm S 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
07/07:00pm S 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.4
07/06:30pm S 2 7 - - - - - - - 25.7 - 2.4
07/06:00pm S 4 8 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 2.4
07/05:30pm SSE 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 2.4
07/05:00pm SSE 3 7 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 2.4
07/04:30pm SSE 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 2.4
07/04:00pm SSE 4 12 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 2.4
07/03:30pm SSE 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 2.4
07/03:00pm SSE 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 2.4
07/02:30pm SSE 4 9 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 2.4
07/02:00pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 2.4
07/01:30pm S 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 2.4
07/01:00pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 2.4
07/12:30pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 2.4
07/12:00pm S 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 2.4
07/11:30am S 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 2.4
07/11:00am S 4 8 - - - - - - - 23.6 - 2.4
07/10:30am SSW 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 0.2
07/10:00am SW 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.4 - 0.2
07/09:30am SW 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.0
07/09:00am SW 4 9 - - - - - - Recent precip. 23.5 - 3.8
07/08:30am SSE 4 12 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 3.6
07/08:00am SW 5 8 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 2.0
07/07:30am SW 4 8 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 2.0
07/07:00am SSW 4 7 - - - - - - - 23.5 - 2.0
07/06:30am SSW 5 9 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 2.0
07/06:00am SW 5 7 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 2.0
07/05:30am S 6 10 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.0
07/05:00am SSE 6 12 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 2.0
07/04:30am SSE 6 11 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.0
07/04:00am S 6 10 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 2.0
07/03:30am SSE 6 14 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.0
07/03:00am SSE 4 11 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 2.0
07/02:30am SSE 4 13 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 2.0
07/02:00am SSE 3 8 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 2.0
07/01:30am SSE 3 7 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 2.0
07/01:00am SSE 5 9 - - - - - - - 24.6 - 2.0
07/12:30am ESE 4 9 - - - - - - - 25.4 - 1.2
07/12:00am ESE 5 14 - - - - - - Rain 24.3 - 0.8
 
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
06/11:30pm SSE 2 5 - - - - - - - 25.7 - 0.0
06/11:00pm E 7 14 - - - - - - - 25.4 - 0.0
06/10:30pm ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
06/10:00pm SE 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.0
06/09:30pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
06/09:00pm SSE 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
06/08:30pm SE 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
06/08:00pm SSE 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.0
06/07:30pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
06/07:00pm S 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
06/06:30pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
06/06:00pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
06/05:30pm SSE 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
06/05:00pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.0
06/04:30pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.0
06/04:00pm SSE 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 0.0
06/03:30pm S 6 12 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
06/03:00pm S 5 13 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.0
06/02:30pm SSE 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
06/02:00pm SSE 7 15 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
06/01:30pm SSE 7 12 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
06/01:00pm SSE 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
06/12:30pm SSE 6 12 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
06/12:00pm S 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 0.0
06/11:30am S 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.0
06/11:00am S 6 12 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.0
06/10:30am S 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
06/10:00am S 7 13 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
06/09:30am S 7 12 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.0
06/09:00am S 7 11 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 12.0
06/08:30am S 7 14 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 12.0
06/08:00am S 6 14 - - - - - - - 25.7 - 12.0
06/07:30am S 6 11 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 12.0
06/07:00am SW 4 8 - - - - - - - 22.4 - 12.0
06/06:30am SW 4 8 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 12.0
06/06:00am SSW 5 9 - - - - - - Rain 23.0 - 11.8
06/05:30am SSW 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.6 - 11.6
06/05:00am S 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 8.0
06/04:30am E 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 8.0
06/04:00am SE 3 10 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 8.0
06/03:30am SE 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 8.0
06/03:00am SSE 3 9 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 8.0
06/02:30am ESE 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 8.0
06/02:00am ESE 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 8.0
06/01:30am ENE 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 8.0
06/01:00am E 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 8.0
06/12:30am ESE 4 10 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 7.8
06/12:00am E 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 7.8
 
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
05/11:30pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 7.8
05/11:00pm ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 7.8
05/10:30pm ESE 5 12 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 7.8
05/10:00pm ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 7.8
05/09:30pm ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 7.8
05/09:00pm ESE 4 10 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 7.8
05/08:30pm ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 7.8
05/08:00pm E 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 7.8
05/07:30pm ESE 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 7.8
05/07:00pm ESE 4 10 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 7.8
05/06:30pm E 5 10 - - - - - - - 25.7 - 7.8
05/06:00pm ESE 4 8 - - - - - - Rain 24.3 - 7.6

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