Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Cowley Beach (Defence)

IDQ60701

Issued at 4:42 pm EST Saturday 19 September 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
19/04:30pm SE 3 8 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 0.0
19/04:00pm SSE 4 9 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 0.0
19/03:30pm SSE 6 10 - - - - - - - 23.7 - 0.0
19/03:00pm SSE 5 11 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 0.0
19/02:30pm SSE 7 12 - - - - - - - 23.6 - 0.0
19/02:00pm SSE 6 11 - - - - - - - 23.7 - 0.0
19/01:30pm S 4 10 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 0.0
19/01:00pm S 4 8 - - - - - - - 22.9 - 0.0
19/12:30pm SSE 3 8 - - - - - - - 22.0 - 0.0
19/12:00pm ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 0.0
19/11:30am ESE 4 8 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 0.0
19/11:00am SSE 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.0
19/10:30am SSE 4 9 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 0.0
19/10:00am SE 5 10 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 0.0
19/09:30am SSE 4 10 - - - - - - - 23.9 - 0.0
19/09:00am ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 24.5 - 0.0
19/08:30am SSE 3 9 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 0.0
19/08:00am SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 0.0
19/07:30am E 4 8 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 0.0
19/07:00am ESE 4 10 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 0.0
19/06:30am E 3 6 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.0
19/06:00am ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.0 - 0.0
19/05:30am ENE 3 7 - - - - - - - 21.5 - 0.0
19/05:00am E 5 10 - - - - - - - 21.9 - 0.0
19/04:30am E 9 16 - - - - - - - 21.8 - 0.0
19/04:00am E 6 16 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 0.0
19/03:30am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 0.0
19/03:00am SE 5 13 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.0
19/02:30am ESE 4 9 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.0
19/02:00am ESE 4 11 - - - - - - - 22.0 - 0.0
19/01:30am SSE 3 7 - - - - - - - 21.2 - 0.0
19/01:00am E 3 7 - - - - - - - 22.0 - 0.0
19/12:30am ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.2 - 0.0
19/12:00am E 5 10 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 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 E 6 13 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.0
18/11:00pm E 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.0
18/10:30pm E 5 13 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 0.0
18/10:00pm ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 0.0
18/09:30pm E 4 9 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 0.0
18/09:00pm E 6 13 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 0.0
18/08:30pm ESE 4 11 - - - - - - - 22.4 - 0.0
18/08:00pm E 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.1 - 0.0
18/07:30pm ESE 6 10 - - - - - - - 22.4 - 0.0
18/07:00pm ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.5 - 0.0
18/06:30pm E 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.6 - 0.0
18/06:00pm E 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.6 - 0.0
18/05:30pm E 5 10 - - - - - - - 22.9 - 0.0
18/05:00pm ESE 5 12 - - - - - - - 23.7 - 0.0
18/04:30pm E 5 9 - - - - - - - 24.2 - 0.0
18/04:00pm ESE 6 10 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 0.0
18/03:30pm ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 0.0
18/03:00pm ESE 5 13 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.0
18/02:30pm SSE 4 7 - - - - - - - 22.0 - 0.0
18/02:00pm SW 4 7 - - - - - - - 25.1 - 0.0
18/01:30pm E 5 11 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 0.0
18/01:00pm E 4 9 - - - - - - - 26.0 - 0.0
18/12:30pm E 4 11 - - - - - - - 26.1 - 0.0
18/12:00pm ESE 4 11 - - - - - - - 26.3 - 0.0
18/11:30am ESE 6 12 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 0.0
18/11:00am ESE 6 10 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 0.0
18/10:30am E 6 11 - - - - - - - 25.5 - 0.0
18/10:00am ESE 6 13 - - - - - - - 24.9 - 0.0
18/09:30am SE 6 17 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 0.0
18/09:00am ESE 6 12 - - - - - - - 24.3 - 7.0
18/08:30am E 4 10 - - - - - - - 24.8 - 7.0
18/08:00am E 6 13 - - - - - - - 23.7 - 7.0
18/07:30am ESE 6 11 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 7.0
18/07:00am ESE 6 13 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 7.0
18/06:30am E 8 15 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 7.0
18/06:00am E 6 9 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 7.0
18/05:30am E 6 11 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 7.0
18/05:00am E 4 7 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 7.0
18/04:30am ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 7.0
18/04:00am E 5 8 - - - - - - - 23.0 - 7.0
18/03:30am ESE 5 8 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 7.0
18/03:00am E 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.7 - 7.0
18/02:30am ENE 4 9 - - - - - - - 22.8 - 7.0
18/02:00am ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.9 - 7.0
18/01:30am ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.9 - 7.0
18/01:00am ENE 6 11 - - - - - - - 21.7 - 7.0
18/12:30am E 6 11 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 7.0
18/12:00am E 4 8 - - - - - - - 22.6 - 7.0
 
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
17/11:30pm E 5 12 - - - - - - - 22.6 - 7.0
17/11:00pm ESE 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.7 - 7.0
17/10:30pm E 5 11 - - - - - - - 22.7 - 7.0
17/10:00pm ESE 5 9 - - - - - - - 22.7 - 7.0
17/09:30pm E 4 9 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 7.0
17/09:00pm E 3 6 - - - - - - - 23.1 - 5.4
17/08:30pm SE 3 7 - - - - - - - 22.9 - 5.4
17/08:00pm SW 2 5 - - - - - - - 22.6 - 5.4
17/07:30pm S 2 7 - - - - - - - 22.4 - 5.4
17/07:00pm SE 3 6 - - - - - - - 22.2 - 5.4
17/06:30pm S 2 5 - - - - - - - 21.6 - 5.4
17/06:00pm S 2 5 - - - - - - Recent precip. 21.9 - 5.4
17/05:30pm S 3 5 - - - - - - - 21.9 - 5.4
17/05:00pm SSE 5 11 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 4.8
17/04:30pm S 6 12 - - - - - - - 23.3 - 4.8
17/04:00pm SE 5 10 - - - - - - - 23.6 - 4.8
17/03:30pm S 5 10 - - - - - - - 23.4 - 4.8
17/03:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - Recent precip. 21.0 - 4.8
17/02:30pm S 2 4 - - - - - - - 20.6 - 4.8
17/02:00pm SE 4 11 - - - - - - - 24.0 - 0.0
17/01:30pm ESE 3 8 - - - - - - - 26.5 - 0.0
17/01:00pm ESE 3 6 - - - - - - - 26.8 - 0.0
17/12:30pm S 5 9 - - - - - - - 25.6 - 0.0
17/12:00pm SSE 4 8 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 0.0
17/11:30am S 4 8 - - - - - - - 24.1 - 0.0
17/11:00am S 4 11 - - - - - - - 25.3 - 0.0
17/10:30am S 5 9 - - - - - - - 25.0 - 0.0
17/10:00am S 5 11 - - - - - - - 24.9 - 0.0
17/09:30am S 4 8 - - - - - - - 24.4 - 0.0
17/09:00am S 3 7 - - - - - - - 23.8 - 0.0
17/08:30am SW 3 5 - - - - - - - 21.4 - 0.0
17/08:00am SW 3 4 - - - - - - - 19.3 - 0.0
17/07:30am WNW 1 1 - - - - - - - 16.6 - 0.0
17/07:00am WNW 2 3 - - - - - - - 14.7 - 0.0
17/06:30am NW 2 3 - - - - - - - 13.7 - 0.0
17/06:00am NW 3 5 - - - - - - - 13.7 - 0.0
17/05:30am NW 4 6 - - - - - - - 13.8 - 0.0
17/05:00am NW 3 5 - - - - - - - 14.0 - 0.0
17/04:30am NW 3 6 - - - - - - - 14.1 - 0.0
17/04:00am NW 3 6 - - - - - - - 14.1 - 0.0
17/03:30am NW 3 5 - - - - - - - 14.0 - 0.0
17/03:00am NW 3 5 - - - - - - - 14.2 - 0.0
17/02:30am WNW 3 5 - - - - - - - 14.3 - 0.0
17/02:00am NW 2 4 - - - - - - - 14.5 - 0.0
17/01:30am NW 2 3 - - - - - - - 14.7 - 0.0
17/01:00am WNW 1 3 - - - - - - - 14.6 - 0.0
17/12:30am WNW 1 2 - - - - - - - 14.3 - 0.0
17/12:00am CALM 0 1 - - - - - - - 14.6 - 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
16/11:30pm WSW 2 3 - - - - - - - 15.2 - 0.0
16/11:00pm WSW 3 4 - - - - - - - 15.2 - 0.0
16/10:30pm WSW 4 5 - - - - - - - 15.3 - 0.0
16/10:00pm WSW 1 2 - - - - - - - 15.9 - 0.0
16/09:30pm W 1 3 - - - - - - - 16.4 - 0.0
16/09:00pm WNW 1 2 - - - - - - - 16.5 - 0.0
16/08:30pm WSW 1 1 - - - - - - - 17.0 - 0.0
16/08:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 17.4 - 0.0
16/07:30pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 17.8 - 0.0
16/07:00pm CALM 0 0 - - - - - - - 18.8 - 0.0
16/06:30pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 20.3 - 0.0
16/06:00pm CALM 0 2 - - - - - - - 21.9 - 0.0
16/05:30pm SSE 2 4 - - - - - - - 23.2 - 0.0
16/05:00pm SE 1 3 - - - - - - - 24.6 - 0.0

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