Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Cowley Beach (Defence)

IDQ60701

Issued at 9:52 pm EST Sunday 19 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
19/09:30pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 2.2
19/09:00pm ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 2.2
19/08:30pm S 2 5 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 2.2
19/08:00pm ESE 1 3 - - - - - - - 24.6 - 2.2
19/07:30pm S 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 2.2
19/07:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 2.2
19/06:30pm ENE 1 3 - - - - - - - 23.5 - 2.2
19/06:00pm ENE 8 13 - - - - - - Rain 23.5 - 2.0
19/05:30pm S 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
19/05:00pm SSE 1 4 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.0
19/04:30pm SE 2 5 - - - - - - - 27.3 - 0.0
19/04:00pm SSE 2 5 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
19/03:30pm SSE 2 3 - - - - - - - 28.1 - 0.0
19/03:00pm ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 0.0
19/02:30pm SSE 3 6 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 0.0
19/02:00pm SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 0.0
19/01:30pm SSE 5 10 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.0
19/01:00pm SE 2 4 - - - - - - - 29.2 - 0.0
19/12:30pm ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 29.6 - 0.0
19/12:00pm ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 28.8 - 0.0
19/11:30am ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 29.1 - 0.0
19/11:00am E 2 4 - - - - - - - 29.3 - 0.0
19/10:30am SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
19/10:00am SSE 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.1 - 0.0
19/09:30am S 3 6 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
19/09:00am SSW 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
19/08:30am SW 3 5 - - - - - - - 24.8 - 0.0
19/08:00am SW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 0.0
19/07:30am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 0.0
19/07:00am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 22.4 - 0.0
19/06:30am WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 0.0
19/06:00am WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 0.0
19/05:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 0.0
19/05:00am W 1 2 - - - - - - - 22.7 - 0.0
19/04:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 0.0
19/04:00am W 1 2 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 0.0
19/03:30am WNW 1 2 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 0.0
19/03:00am WNW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 0.0
19/02:30am W 1 2 - - - - - - - 22.9 - 0.0
19/02:00am W 2 2 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 0.0
19/01:30am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 0.0
19/01:00am WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 0.0
19/12:30am WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 0.0
19/12:00am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 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
18/11:30pm WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 0.0
18/11:00pm WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 23.5 - 0.0
18/10:30pm SW 2 2 - - - - - - - 23.6 - 0.0
18/10:00pm SW 1 2 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 0.0
18/09:30pm E 1 2 - - - - - - - 25.2 - 0.0
18/09:00pm ENE 2 4 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
18/08:30pm E 2 4 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
18/08:00pm E 2 3 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.0
18/07:30pm ENE 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.0
18/07:00pm E 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.0
18/06:30pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
18/06:00pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.0
18/05:30pm ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 0.0
18/05:00pm E 2 4 - - - - - - - 27.6 - 0.0
18/04:30pm E 2 3 - - - - - - - 27.8 - 0.0
18/04:00pm ENE 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.0
18/03:30pm E 2 5 - - - - - - - 28.2 - 0.0
18/03:00pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.8 - 0.0
18/02:30pm ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 29.4 - 0.0
18/02:00pm ESE 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.9 - 0.0
18/01:30pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.7 - 0.0
18/01:00pm ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 28.8 - 0.0
18/12:30pm ESE 2 5 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 0.0
18/12:00pm SE 2 5 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 0.0
18/11:30am SE 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.6 - 0.0
18/11:00am SSE 4 7 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 0.0
18/10:30am SSE 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.0 - 0.0
18/10:00am SSE 2 4 - - - - - - - 27.7 - 0.0
18/09:30am CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
18/09:00am SSW 1 2 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 1.6
18/08:30am WSW 1 2 - - - - - - - 24.9 - 1.6
18/08:00am WSW 2 4 - - - - - - - 24.2 - 1.6
18/07:30am WSW 3 5 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 1.6
18/07:00am WNW 1 2 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 1.6
18/06:30am WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 1.6
18/06:00am WNW 1 2 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 1.6
18/05:30am WSW 2 5 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 1.6
18/05:00am WSW 1 3 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 1.6
18/04:30am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 1.6
18/04:00am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 1.6
18/03:30am SW 2 4 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 1.6
18/03:00am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 1.6
18/02:30am WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.6 - 1.6
18/02:00am SW 2 3 - - - - - - - 23.7 - 1.6
18/01:30am SW 2 3 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 1.6
18/01:00am SW 1 3 - - - - - - - 24.5 - 1.6
18/12:30am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 25.1 - 1.6
18/12:00am ESE 1 3 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 1.6
 
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 SE 1 3 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 1.6
17/11:00pm E 2 4 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 1.6
17/10:30pm E 2 4 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 1.6
17/10:00pm ESE 2 6 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 1.6
17/09:30pm ESE 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 1.6
17/09:00pm ESE 2 6 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 1.6
17/08:30pm ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 1.6
17/08:00pm ESE 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 1.6
17/07:30pm ESE 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 1.6
17/07:00pm ESE 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 1.6
17/06:30pm E 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 1.6
17/06:00pm ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 1.6
17/05:30pm ESE 2 6 - - - - - - - 27.0 - 1.6
17/05:00pm SE 3 7 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 1.6
17/04:30pm E 3 6 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 1.6
17/04:00pm SE 3 8 - - - - - - - 27.4 - 1.6
17/03:30pm SE 3 7 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 1.6
17/03:00pm SSE 4 7 - - - - - - - 27.9 - 1.6
17/02:30pm SE 3 8 - - - - - - - 28.4 - 1.6
17/02:00pm ESE 2 6 - - - - - - - 28.5 - 1.6
17/01:30pm E 3 7 - - - - - - - 29.2 - 1.6
17/01:00pm ESE 4 7 - - - - - - - 29.4 - 1.6
17/12:30pm ESE 4 7 - - - - - - - 29.0 - 1.6
17/12:00pm ESE 4 6 - - - - - - Recent precip. 29.2 - 1.6
17/11:30am ESE 4 7 - - - - - - - 29.1 - 1.6
17/11:00am E 3 7 - - - - - - - 27.5 - 1.4
17/10:30am ESE 3 5 - - - - - - - 28.3 - 1.4
17/10:00am ESE 2 4 - - - - - - - 27.2 - 1.4
17/09:30am E 4 6 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 1.4
17/09:00am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 1.4
17/08:30am E 2 4 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 1.4
17/08:00am ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.9 - 1.4
17/07:30am E 3 6 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 1.2
17/07:00am E 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.4
17/06:30am ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.4
17/06:00am ESE 2 6 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.4
17/05:30am E 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.2 - 0.4
17/05:00am ESE 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.4
17/04:30am ESE 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.4
17/04:00am E 2 5 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.4
17/03:30am E 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.4
17/03:00am E 3 5 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.4
17/02:30am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.4
17/02:00am E 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.4
17/01:30am E 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.4 - 0.4
17/01:00am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.4
17/12:30am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 0.4
17/12:00am ESE 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.6 - 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 E 3 7 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.4
16/11:00pm E 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.7 - 0.4
16/10:30pm E 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.4
16/10:00pm E 4 7 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 0.4

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