View the current warnings for Queensland
Forecast issued at 3:00 pm EST on Friday 26 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough near the central Queensland coast will move northward before slowly moving near the northeast tropical coast over this weekend and early next week. A ridge extends over the south Queensland waters in the wake of the trough, and will persist for the next few days.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Sunshine Coast Waters
- Winds
- Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.
Saturday 27 December
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Sunday 28 December
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southeasterly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres, tending northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 29 December
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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 9:00 pm EST Friday.
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