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Forecast issued at 3:00 pm EST on Thursday 12 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough and southeasterly change will cross southeastern waters tomorrow, and may stall about the Wide Bay area. A high [1025 hPa] over the Bight moves east and extends a new ridge over the weekend. A weak tropical low 23U [1007 hPa] in the Coral Sea is likely to drift southward, but remain well offshore over the next few days.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore later this evening.
Friday 13 February
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting east to northeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Saturday 14 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Below 0.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Sunday 15 February
- Winds
- Easterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:00 pm EST Thursday.
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