Mackay Coastal Waters Forecast: Bowen to St Lawrence

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 9:00 pm EST on Sunday 12 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure over the northern Queensland waters will persist for the next several days. The ridge will strengthen from Wednesday as a high shifts east across southern Australia and intensifies.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Monday 13 July

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 14 July

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 15 July

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:00 am EST Monday.

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