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Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

IDQ60700

Issued at 5:43 am EST Wednesday 14 January 2026 (issued every 10 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 5 minutes)

Where no observation is available within the last 75 minutes, the latest observation is shown in italics and coloured and removed from the table after 30 hours.
Station names link to data for the previous 72 hours. These observations have not been quality controlled.

EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Mornington Island Airport 14/05:40am E 6 6 SSE 22
12:37am		 - - - - 42 Mostly clear - 28.0 1000.7 0.0
Sweers Island 13/09:00am SW 13 - - - - - - - 15 Cloudy Fine 31.2 1000.9 0.0
Kowanyama 14/05:40am CALM 0 0 WSW 20
04:03am		 - - - - 35 Partly cloudy - 24.9 1000.7 2.8
Weipa 14/05:40am NW 9 10 NW 15
05:25am		 - - - - 18 Mostly clear - 27.6 1003.2 30.4

TORRES STRAIT

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Thursday Island 14/05:40am - - - - - - - - - - - - 28.3 1004.2 -
Horn Island 14/05:40am NW 11 16 WNW 23
05:19am		 - - - - 22 Partly cloudy - 27.0 1004.7 19.8
Coconut Island 14/05:40am - - - - - - - - - - - - 27.8 1005.1 1.4

PENINSULA COAST: SHARP POINT to CAPE MELVILLE

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Lockhart River 14/05:40am NW 10 12 NW 21
03:31am		 - - - - 54 Mostly cloudy - 26.8 1003.4 0.0

COOKTOWN COAST: CAPE MELVILLE to CAPE TRIBULATION

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cape Flattery 14/05:40am NW 5 6 NW 13
12:45am		 - - - - - - - 25.7 1003.0 0.8
Cooktown 14/05:40am WNW 6 6 WNW 11
05:11am		 - - - - 47 Clear - 26.0 1002.3 11.4

CAIRNS COAST: CAPE TRIBULATION to CARDWELL

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Low Isles 14/05:40am WSW 12 13 WNW 21
01:34am		 - - - - - - - 28.5 1001.3 0.2
Cairns 14/05:40am NNW 6 7 W 16
02:43am		 - - - - 56 Mostly clear - 27.3 1000.7 0.2
Arlington Reef 14/05:40am WNW 5 6 N 23
12:03am		 - - - - - - - - 1001.2 -
Innisfail Aero 14/05:40am CALM 0 0 W 17
04:11am		 - - - - 66 Cloudy - 25.6 1000.7 21.8
South Johnstone 14/05:40am CALM 0 0 SW 8
05:13am		 - - - - - - - 25.9 1000.6 11.8
Cowley Beach (Defence) 14/05:40am CALM 0 0 WNW 4
04:29am		 - - - - - - - 25.8 - 16.6
Cardwell 13/09:00am CALM 0 - - - Calm 0.1 6 E - - - 30.0 1000.0 0.5

TOWNSVILLE COAST: CARDWELL to BOWEN

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cardwell 13/09:00am CALM 0 - - - Calm 0.1 6 E - - - 30.0 1000.0 0.5
Lucinda 14/05:40am W 7 7 NW 18
01:07am		 - - - - - - - - 1000.4 -
Townsville 14/05:40am SSE 6 6 SSE 8
05:33am		 - - - - 33 Mostly clear - 27.0 1000.9 0.0
Cape Ferguson 14/05:40am SE 6 6 SE 7
05:39am		 - - - - - - - 26.4 1000.9 -
Alva Beach 14/05:40am ENE 7 8 ENE 8
05:40am		 - - - - - - - 27.5 1001.2 0.0
Bowen Airport AWS 14/05:40am ENE 5 5 E 12
02:42am		 - - - - - - - 26.8 1001.6 0.6

MACKAY COAST: BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bowen Airport AWS 14/05:40am ENE 5 5 E 12
02:42am		 - - - - - - - 26.8 1001.6 0.6
Hamilton Island 14/05:40am ENE 4 4 ENE 21
01:03am		 - - - - 32 Mostly cloudy - 26.6 1002.3 14.0
Proserpine Airport 14/05:40am SE 6 7 SE 10
02:14am		 - - - - 28 Mostly clear - 25.7 1002.0 17.2
Creal Reef 14/05:40am NE 12 13 NE 17
02:27am		 - - - - - - - 28.0 1002.8 -
Mackay 14/05:40am NE 5 7 NE 13
04:55am		 - - - - - Partly cloudy - 26.4 1002.7 2.0
Mackay Racecourse 14/05:40am NE 4 5 NE 12
05:11am		 - - - - - - - 26.9 - 2.2
Middle Percy Island 14/05:40am NE 7 8 ENE 19
01:40am		 - - - - - - - 25.8 1004.0 1.2
Gannett Cay 14/05:40am E 13 14 E 15
02:12am		 - - - - - - - 27.3 1004.4 -
St Lawrence 14/05:40am NNE 5 6 N 13
12:36am		 - - - - - - - 25.7 1003.8 16.6

CORAL SEA

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bougainville Reef 14/05:40am - - - - - - - - - - - - 28.3 1002.5 -
Holmes Reef 14/02:30am - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Willis Island 14/05:40am NNW 21 23 NNW 27
03:07am		 - - - - - - - 28.5 1003.2 0.0
Lihou Reef Lighthouse 14/05:40am - - - - - - - - - - - - 28.4 1004.1 -
Flinders Reef 14/05:40am N 12 13 N 25
02:55am		 - - - - - - - 28.3 1001.9 -
Marion Reef 14/05:40am NNE 6 6 N 9
03:54am		 - - - - - - - 28.1 1004.4 -
Creal Reef 14/05:40am NE 12 13 NE 17
02:27am		 - - - - - - - 28.0 1002.8 -
Gannett Cay 14/05:40am E 13 14 E 15
02:12am		 - - - - - - - 27.3 1004.4 -
Cato Island 14/05:40am - 17 18 - 22
04:27am		 - - - - - - - 26.8 1005.0 -
Frederick Reef 14/05:40am S 10 11 SE 13
04:53am		 - - - - - - - 27.5 1004.5 -

CAPRICORNIA COAST: ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
St Lawrence 14/05:40am NNE 5 6 N 13
12:36am		 - - - - - - - 25.7 1003.8 16.6
Samuel Hill 14/05:40am E 3 3 SE 24
02:50am		 - - - - 13 Mostly clear - 25.5 1004.6 10.6
Yeppoon 14/05:40am ESE 17 20 ESE 25
05:33am		 - - - - - - - 25.7 1005.2 13.6
Rosslyn Bay Harbour 14/05:40am S 9 14 S 21
03:33am		 - - - - - - - 25.8 1004.8 -
Rundle Island 14/05:40am ESE 19 21 SE 28
04:56am		 - - - - - - - 25.6 1005.3 -
Gladstone 14/05:40am SE 8 10 SE 21
02:14am		 - - - - - - - 23.6 1005.9 14.0
Heron Island 14/05:40am E 13 18 ESE 23
12:19am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Lady Elliot Island 14/05:40am ESE 15 17 ESE 21
03:52am		 - - - - - - - 26.1 1006.3 7.4
Seventeen Seventy 13/09:00am SE 14 - - - 2 1.5 5 E 17 Cloudy Rain 24.6 1006.6 3.0

K'GARI (FRASER ISLAND) COAST: SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT including HERVEY BAY

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Bundaberg 14/05:40am S 6 7 SSE 12
04:07am		 - - - - 20 Mostly cloudy - 23.5 1006.5 3.6
Hervey Bay 14/05:40am SSW 5 6 SE 11
02:28am		 - - - - 37 Mostly clear - 23.5 1006.9 0.4
Double Island Point 14/05:40am SE 20 21 SE 27
05:29am		 - - - - - - - 24.3 1006.7 3.0

SUNSHINE COAST: DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to CAPE MORETON

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Double Island Point 14/05:40am SE 20 21 SE 27
05:29am		 - - - - - - - 24.3 1006.7 3.0
Tewantin 14/05:40am S 7 9 S 9
05:40am		 - - - - - - - 23.4 1007.5 14.2
Sunshine Coast Airport 14/05:40am SSW 6 7 SSE 16
01:48am		 - - - - 35 Mostly clear - 23.1 1007.6 1.0
Cape Moreton 14/05:40am SE 19 25 SE 26
02:28am		 - - - - - - - 24.6 1007.0 0.0

GOLD COAST: CAPE MORETON to POINT DANGER including MORETON BAY

  Date/Time
EST		 Wind Highest Wind Gust Sea
Height
m		 Swell Vis
km		 Cloud Weather Temp
°C		 Press
MSL
hPa		 Rain since
9am
mm
Dir  Spd
kts		 Gust
kts		  Dir  kts
time		 Height
m		 Period
s		 Dir
Cape Moreton 14/05:40am SE 19 25 SE 26
02:28am		 - - - - - - - 24.6 1007.0 0.0
North West 10 Beacon 14/05:40am SSE 13 14 SE 16
01:39am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Inner Beacon 14/05:40am S 10 12 SSE 16
02:54am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Hope Banks Beacon 14/05:40am SSW 10 11 SE 14
12:03am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Banana Bank 14/05:40am S 9 11 SSE 13
01:35am		 - - - - - - - - - -
Brisbane Airport 14/05:40am SSW 6 7 S 9
03:08am		 - - - - 48 Clear - 22.6 1008.0 0.6
Redland (Alexandra Hills) 14/05:40am S 3 5 SSW 8
05:28am		 - - - - - - - 22.3 - 0.2
Point Lookout 13/09:00am S 4 - - - 2 1.4 8 SE 15 Cloudy Fine 25.5 - 11.0
Gold Coast Seaway 14/05:40am S 9 12 SSE 17
04:12am		 - - - - - - - 23.7 1008.2 0.0
Coolangatta 14/05:40am SSW 8 10 SSW 12
04:59am		 - - - - 27 Mostly clear - 22.9 1008.2 0.6

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Data quality

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