South East Gulf of Carpentaria Forecast

No warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 9:00 am EST on Wednesday 26 August 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the Gulf waters.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Kowanyama in the late morning. Winds turning southerly in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 27 August

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending southeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 28 August

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Weather
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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:00 pm EST Wednesday.

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