View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 9:44 pm EST on Friday 26 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A weak pressure gradient extends over the north Queensland waters. A trough moving northward along central Queensland coast will become slow moving near the coast between Townsville and Cairns over this weekend and linger into early next week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 27 December
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 28 December
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Monday 29 December
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of rain.
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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:00 am EST Saturday.
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