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
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 11 April
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 12 April
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 13 April
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
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 am EST Saturday.
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