View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 9:00 am EST on Wednesday 11 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends across southern and central Queensland waters. Fresh to strong southeasterly winds will ease as a low in the Tasman Sea shifts further away to the southeast through today.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning. Winds becoming easterly below 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Thursday 12 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northerly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 13 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
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 3:00 pm EST Wednesday.
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