View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 9:00 pm EST on Friday 10 April 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge persists over the south Queensland waters. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Vaianu will move south over New Zealand during the weekend generating long period swell over the southeast waters. A trough will cross the south Queensland waters on Sunday, with a new ridge behind the trough.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 11 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 12 April
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 13 April
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore southern waters.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:00 am EST Saturday.
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