View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast updated at 4:24 pm EST on Monday 20 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A high to the northeast of New Zealand extends a weak ridge over south Queensland waters. A trough approaching from the interior is forecast to cross these waters later on Thursday into Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Tuesday 21 October
- Winds
- Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 22 October
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 23 October
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly 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.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 pm EST Monday.
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