Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Cowley Beach (Defence)

IDQ60701

Issued at 3:23 am EST Thursday 19 March 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
19/03:00am S 5 9 - - - - - - - 25.7 - 6.0
19/02:30am SSE 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 6.0
19/02:00am SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 6.0
19/01:30am SSE 5 12 - - - - - - - 25.1 - 5.8
19/01:00am S 5 8 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 2.2
19/12:30am S 6 12 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 1.4
19/12:00am SSW 4 11 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 1.4
 
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
18/11:30pm SE 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 1.4
18/11:00pm SSE 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 1.4
18/10:30pm SSE 5 11 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 1.4
18/10:00pm E 8 15 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 1.0
18/09:30pm ENE 4 9 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.8
18/09:00pm E 3 6 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.8
18/08:30pm ESE 4 11 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.8
18/08:00pm ESE 4 9 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 0.8
18/07:30pm SSW 3 7 - - - - - - - 25.1 - 0.8
18/07:00pm SW 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.9 - 0.8
18/06:30pm SSW 4 7 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 0.8
18/06:00pm S 6 11 - - - - - - Rain 25.9 - 0.4
18/05:30pm S 7 16 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 0.2
18/05:00pm S 6 13 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.2
18/04:30pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.2
18/04:00pm S 6 11 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 0.2
18/03:30pm S 5 11 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
18/03:00pm S 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
18/02:30pm SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.0
18/02:00pm SSE 3 8 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.0
18/01:30pm SSE 4 9 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.0
18/01:00pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 0.0
18/12:30pm SSE 6 9 - - - - - - - 28.5 - 0.0
18/12:00pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.0
18/11:30am SSE 5 9 - - - - - - - 28.5 - 0.0
18/11:00am SSE 6 11 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.0
18/10:30am S 6 12 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
18/10:00am S 5 8 - - - - - - - 28.8 - 0.0
18/09:30am S 6 10 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.0
18/09:00am SSE 6 11 - - - - - - Recent precip. 27.3 - 0.6
18/08:30am SSE 5 9 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.6
18/08:00am S 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.4
18/07:30am S 6 11 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.4
18/07:00am S 6 11 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.4
18/06:30am S 6 10 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.4
18/06:00am S 5 9 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.4
18/05:30am S 7 13 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.4
18/05:00am E 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.4
18/04:30am SSW 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 0.4
18/04:00am SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 0.4
18/03:30am SE 4 8 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.4
18/03:00am E 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.4
18/02:30am ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 0.4
18/02:00am E 3 6 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.4
18/01:30am ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.4
18/01:00am ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.4
18/12:30am ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.4
18/12:00am E 5 9 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.4
 
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
17/11:30pm E 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.4
17/11:00pm E 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.4
17/10:30pm E 6 12 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 0.4
17/10:00pm ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 0.4
17/09:30pm ESE 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 0.4
17/09:00pm ESE 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.4
17/08:30pm E 3 8 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 0.4
17/08:00pm ESE 3 8 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.4
17/07:30pm W 1 3 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.4
17/07:00pm SSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 24.7 - 0.2
17/06:30pm SSE 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 0.2
17/06:00pm SSE 4 9 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.2
17/05:30pm SE 2 9 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 0.2
17/05:00pm ESE 2 5 - - - - - - - 29.1 - 0.2
17/04:30pm SE 3 6 - - - - - - - 29.3 - 0.2
17/04:00pm ESE 3 8 - - - - - - - 29.5 - 0.2
17/03:30pm E 3 8 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 0.2
17/03:00pm E 3 8 - - - - - - - 29.9 - 0.2
17/02:30pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 30.4 - 0.2
17/02:00pm ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 30.6 - 0.2
17/01:30pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 30.3 - 0.2
17/01:00pm ESE 4 7 - - - - - - - 30.5 - 0.2
17/12:30pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 30.3 - 0.2
17/12:00pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 29.9 - 0.2
17/11:30am E 3 8 - - - - - - - 28.7 - 0.2
17/11:00am SE 4 8 - - - - - - - 30.4 - 0.2
17/10:30am E 4 9 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 0.2
17/10:00am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 29.6 - 0.2
17/09:30am E 3 6 - - - - - - - 29.1 - 0.2
17/09:00am E 6 9 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.4
17/08:30am E 3 7 - - - - - - - 28.7 - 0.4
17/08:00am E 4 8 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.4
17/07:30am NW 1 6 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 0.4
17/07:00am W 2 3 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 0.4
17/06:30am NW 2 4 - - - - - - - 23.5 - 0.4
17/06:00am WSW 2 4 - - - - - - - 23.7 - 0.4
17/05:30am SW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 0.4
17/05:00am WSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.6 - 0.4
17/04:30am WNW 2 4 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 0.4
17/04:00am CALM 0 3 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.4
17/03:30am E 1 3 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 0.4
17/03:00am S 1 3 - - - - - - - 25.4 - 0.4
17/02:30am SSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 0.4
17/02:00am WSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 0.4
17/01:30am WSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 0.4
17/01:00am SW 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.4
17/12:30am SW 3 4 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.4
17/12:00am SW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 0.4
 
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 SSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.4
16/11:00pm SSW 2 5 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 0.4
16/10:30pm SSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 24.2 - 0.4
16/10:00pm S 1 4 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.4
16/09:30pm SE 1 5 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.4
16/09:00pm ESE 1 4 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.4
16/08:30pm SSE 2 4 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.4
16/08:00pm S 2 8 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 0.4
16/07:30pm SSW 2 4 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 0.4
16/07:00pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 0.4
16/06:30pm SSE 2 5 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 0.4
16/06:00pm SE 3 9 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.4
16/05:30pm SE 3 7 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 0.4
16/05:00pm SSE 3 7 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.4
16/04:30pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.4
16/04:00pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.4
16/03:30pm ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.4
16/03:00pm ESE 3 8 - - - - - - - 29.1 - 0.4
16/02:30pm ESE 3 9 - - - - - - - 29.3 - 0.4
16/02:00pm ESE 3 7 - - - - - - - 30.1 - 0.4
16/01:30pm E 3 7 - - - - - - - 28.8 - 0.4
16/01:00pm ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 0.2
16/12:30pm ESE 4 9 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.2
16/12:00pm ESE 3 6 - - - - - - Recent precip. 28.4 - 0.2
16/11:30am SSE 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.2
16/11:00am E 7 12 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
16/10:30am SE 4 7 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 0.0
16/10:00am E 4 8 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 0.0
16/09:30am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 0.0
16/09:00am E 5 10 - - - - - - Rain 27.9 - 55.0
16/08:30am E 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 54.8
16/08:00am E 5 9 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 54.8
16/07:30am E 6 11 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 54.8
16/07:00am ESE 5 12 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 54.8
16/06:30am ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 54.8
16/06:00am E 6 14 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 54.8
16/05:30am E 8 15 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 54.8
16/05:00am E 6 11 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 54.8
16/04:30am ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 27.1 - 54.8
16/04:00am E 5 10 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 54.8
16/03:30am E 6 13 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 54.8

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