Latest Coastal Weather Observations Queensland

Latest Coastal Weather Observations for Queensland

Issued at 4:35 pm EST Sunday 22 November 2009 (issued every 30 minutes, with the page automatically refreshed every 10 minutes)

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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 24 hours.
Station names link to data for the previous 72 hours.

Station Name	Date/Time EST	Temp °C	Wind	Pressure	Rain since 9am mm	Weather	Cloud	Vis km	Sea	Swell	Highest Wind Gust
EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA
Mornington Island	22/04:34pm	31.6	NW	14	17	1008.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NNW	18 02:09pm
Sweers Island	22/03:00pm	33.8	NNE	11	-	1008.1	-	0.0	Fine	Partly cloudy	30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kowanyama	22/04:00pm	31.2	N	5	7	1006.6	-	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Weipa	22/04:35pm	31.0	W	8	13	1006.5	-	0.0	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	W	18 03:08pm
Horn Island	22/04:35pm	30.1	ESE	17	19	1006.6	-	0.0	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	ESE	24 03:19pm
TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN
Horn Island	22/04:35pm	30.1	ESE	17	19	1006.6	-	0.0	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	ESE	24 03:19pm
Coconut Island	22/03:00pm	34.8	SE	7	-	1007.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lockhart River	22/04:00pm	29.7	E	12	19	1008.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cape Flattery	22/04:00pm	28.4	SE	15	19	1010.6	-	0.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cooktown	22/04:00pm	28.7	ESE	15	21	1010.1	-	0.2	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
COOKTOWN to CARDWELL
Cooktown	22/04:00pm	28.7	ESE	15	21	1010.1	-	0.2	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Low Isles	22/04:00pm	30.1	ESE	10	14	1010.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cairns	22/04:35pm	28.5	ENE	16	17	1010.6	-	1.0	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	NE	19 01:29pm
Green Island	22/04:35pm	27.8	E	13	14	1010.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	ESE	20 12:45am
Norman Reef	22/04:00pm	28.0	ESE	13	-	-	-	-	Fine	Partly cloudy	20	<0.1	<2	-	NE	-	-
Moore Reef	22/04:00pm	27.5	E	10	-	-	-	-	Fine	Partly cloudy	20	<0.1	<2	-	E	-	-
Innisfail	22/03:00pm	29.4	NE	4	-	-	-	0.0	Distant precip.	Mostly cloudy	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
South Johnstone	22/04:00pm	27.6	ENE	9	12	1011.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cardwell	22/03:00pm	29.6	NE	10	-	1010.7	-	0.2	Fine	Partly cloudy	50	<0.5	-	-	-	-	-
CARDWELL to BOWEN
Cardwell	22/03:00pm	29.6	NE	10	-	1010.7	-	0.2	Fine	Partly cloudy	50	<0.5	-	-	-	-	-
Lucinda	22/04:00pm	26.5	NE	13	16	1010.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Townsville	22/04:34pm	28.7	NE	16	18	1011.0	-	0.0	-	-	33	-	-	-	-	ENE	21 01:04pm
Alva Beach	22/04:00pm	28.6	NE	12	15	1011.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bowen	22/03:00pm	29.0	SE	12	-	1011.7	-	0.0	Fine	Cloudy	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE
Bowen	22/03:00pm	29.0	SE	12	-	1011.7	-	0.0	Fine	Cloudy	35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hamilton Island	22/04:00pm	26.4	E	17	19	1012.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Proserpine	22/04:00pm	31.0	N	8	11	1011.3	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creal Reef	22/04:00pm	25.9	ENE	9	-	1012.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mackay	22/04:34pm	28.4	N	6	7	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	14 11:18am
Hay Point	22/04:35pm	-	NNE	11	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NNE	16 03:49pm
Middle Percy Island	22/04:30pm	25.2	NE	10	14	1014.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence	22/04:00pm	29.5	NE	13	17	1011.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence Post Office	22/03:00pm	30.1	ENE	2	-	1011.6	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	18	-	-	-	-	-	-

Station Name

Date/Time
EST

Temp
°C

Wind

Pressure

Rain
since 9am
mm

Weather

Cloud

Vis
km

Sea

Swell

Highest Wind Gust

Dir

Speed
knots

Gust
knots

hPa

Trend

Height
m

Length
m

Dir

knots
time

EASTERN GULF of CARPENTARIA

Mornington Island

22/04:34pm

31.6

1008.1

0.0

NNW

18
02:09pm

Sweers Island

22/03:00pm

33.8

NNE

1008.1

0.0

Fine

Partly cloudy

Kowanyama

22/04:00pm

31.2

1006.6

0.8

Weipa

22/04:35pm

31.0

1006.5

0.0

18
03:08pm

Horn Island

22/04:35pm

30.1

ESE

1006.6

0.0

ESE

24
03:19pm

TORRES STRAIT to COOKTOWN

Horn Island

22/04:35pm

30.1

ESE

1006.6

0.0

ESE

24
03:19pm

Coconut Island

22/03:00pm

34.8

1007.0

0.0

Lockhart River

22/04:00pm

29.7

1008.7

0.0

Cape Flattery

22/04:00pm

28.4

1010.6

0.2

Cooktown

22/04:00pm

28.7

ESE

1010.1

0.2

COOKTOWN to CARDWELL

Cooktown

22/04:00pm

28.7

ESE

1010.1

0.2

Low Isles

22/04:00pm

30.1

ESE

1010.7

0.0

Cairns

22/04:35pm

28.5

ENE

1010.6

1.0

19
01:29pm

Green Island

22/04:35pm

27.8

1010.6

ESE

20
12:45am

Norman Reef

22/04:00pm

28.0

ESE

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.1

Moore Reef

22/04:00pm

27.5

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.1

Innisfail

22/03:00pm

29.4

0.0

Distant precip.

Mostly cloudy

South Johnstone

22/04:00pm

27.6

ENE

1011.0

0.0

Cardwell

22/03:00pm

29.6

1010.7

0.2

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.5

CARDWELL to BOWEN

Cardwell

22/03:00pm

29.6

1010.7

0.2

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.5

Lucinda

22/04:00pm

26.5

1010.9

0.0

Townsville

22/04:34pm

28.7

1011.0

0.0

ENE

21
01:04pm

Alva Beach

22/04:00pm

28.6

1011.1

0.0

Bowen

22/03:00pm

29.0

1011.7

0.0

Fine

Cloudy

BOWEN to ST LAWRENCE

Bowen

22/03:00pm

29.0

1011.7

0.0

Fine

Cloudy

Hamilton Island

22/04:00pm

26.4

1012.1

0.0

Proserpine

22/04:00pm

31.0

1011.3

0.0

Creal Reef

22/04:00pm

25.9

ENE

1012.0

Mackay

22/04:34pm

28.4

1011.9

0.0

14
11:18am

Hay Point

22/04:35pm

NNE

16
03:49pm

Middle Percy Island

22/04:30pm

25.2

1014.0

0.0

St Lawrence

22/04:00pm

29.5

1011.7

0.0

St Lawrence Post Office

22/03:00pm

30.1

ENE

1011.6

0.0

Fine

Clear

Station Name	Date/Time EST	Temp °C	Wind	Pressure	Rain since 9am mm	Weather	Cloud	Vis km	Sea	Swell	Highest Wind Gust
CORAL SEA
Bougainville Reef	22/04:00pm	26.7	SE	15	-	1010.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Holmes Reef	22/04:00pm	26.9	ESE	15	-	1010.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Willis Island	22/04:30pm	28.3	ESE	17	19	1011.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lihou Reef	22/04:00pm	26.3	ESE	15	-	1011.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Flinders Reef	22/04:00pm	26.7	ESE	13	-	1011.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marion Reef	22/04:00pm	25.6	E	12	-	1012.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Creal Reef	22/04:00pm	25.9	ENE	9	-	1012.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cato Island	22/04:00pm	26.4	E	6	-	1013.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frederick Reef	22/04:00pm	25.1	E	11	-	1012.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE
St Lawrence	22/04:00pm	29.5	NE	13	17	1011.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St Lawrence Post Office	22/03:00pm	30.1	ENE	2	-	1011.6	-	0.0	Fine	Clear	18	-	-	-	-	-	-
Samuel Hill	22/04:00pm	29.2	NNE	10	15	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Yeppoon	22/04:30pm	26.5	NE	15	18	1012.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rundle Island	22/04:35pm	26.2	NNE	14	15	1012.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	18 03:47am
Gladstone	22/04:34pm	28.4	NE	9	11	1012.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NE	20 11:12am
Heron Island	22/04:00pm	-	NNE	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lady Elliot Island	22/04:00pm	27.5	N	7	10	1013.1	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Seventeen Seventy	22/03:00pm	28.0	NE	12	-	1012.8	-	0.0	Smoke	Mostly cloudy	35	1	<2	-	-	-	-
BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT
Sandy Cape	22/03:00pm	27.0	NNW	15	-	1013.4	-	0.0	Fine	Partly cloudy	40	1	<2	200	-	-	-
Bundaberg	22/04:30pm	28.1	NNE	13	18	1012.4	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hervey Bay	22/04:30pm	27.8	N	13	18	1012.9	-	0.0	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rainbow Beach	22/03:00pm	27.6	NNE	12	-	1012.4	-	0.0	Fine	Mostly clear	35	1	-	-	-	-	-
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA
Double Island Point	22/04:34pm	25.3	NNE	29	32	1012.2	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NNE	33 03:16pm
Tewantin	22/04:00pm	26.2	NE	19	26	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maroochydore	22/04:35pm	26.3	NNE	19	22	1011.9	-	0.0	-	-	21	-	-	-	-	NNE	29 02:07pm
Cape Moreton	22/04:35pm	24.8	NNE	23	25	1012.5	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NNE	30 03:54pm
Spitfire Channel	22/04:34pm	-	N	22	25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27 04:20pm
Inner Beacon	22/04:34pm	-	N	20	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	30 02:24pm
Peel Island - The Spit	22/04:34pm	-	NNE	19	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	25 01:02am
Brisbane Airport	22/04:35pm	26.4	NNE	17	20	1012.1	-	0.0	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	NNE	27 02:06pm
Redcliffe	22/04:35pm	26.8	NNE	21	22	1012.0	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	NE	27 01:49pm
Point Lookout	22/03:00pm	25.7	NE	11	-	-	-	0.0	Fine	Partly cloudy	40	<0.1	<2	-	-	-	-
Gold Coast Seaway	22/04:34pm	24.9	NNE	19	21	1011.7	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	25 10:58am
Coolangatta	22/04:34pm	25.9	N	17	19	1012.0	-	0.0	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	N	26 10:19am

Station Name

Date/Time
EST

Temp
°C

Wind

Pressure

Rain
since 9am
mm

Weather

Cloud

Vis
km

Sea

Swell

Highest Wind Gust

Dir

Speed
knots

Gust
knots

hPa

Trend

Height
m

Length
m

Dir

knots
time

CORAL SEA

Bougainville Reef

22/04:00pm

26.7

1010.3

Holmes Reef

22/04:00pm

26.9

ESE

1010.3

Willis Island

22/04:30pm

28.3

ESE

1011.0

0.0

Lihou Reef

22/04:00pm

26.3

ESE

1011.0

0.0

Flinders Reef

22/04:00pm

26.7

ESE

1011.1

Marion Reef

22/04:00pm

25.6

1012.0

Creal Reef

22/04:00pm

25.9

ENE

1012.0

Cato Island

22/04:00pm

26.4

1013.9

0.0

Frederick Reef

22/04:00pm

25.1

1012.7

ST LAWRENCE to BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE

St Lawrence

22/04:00pm

29.5

1011.7

0.0

St Lawrence Post Office

22/03:00pm

30.1

ENE

1011.6

0.0

Fine

Clear

Samuel Hill

22/04:00pm

29.2

NNE

1011.9

0.0

Yeppoon

22/04:30pm

26.5

1012.1

0.0

Rundle Island

22/04:35pm

26.2

NNE

1012.1

18
03:47am

Gladstone

22/04:34pm

28.4

1012.9

0.0

20
11:12am

Heron Island

22/04:00pm

NNE

Lady Elliot Island

22/04:00pm

27.5

1013.1

0.0

Seventeen Seventy

22/03:00pm

28.0

1012.8

0.0

Smoke

Mostly cloudy

BURNETT HEADS/SANDY CAPE to DOUBLE ISLAND POINT

Sandy Cape

22/03:00pm

27.0

NNW

1013.4

0.0

Fine

Partly cloudy

200

Bundaberg

22/04:30pm

28.1

NNE

1012.4

0.0

Hervey Bay

22/04:30pm

27.8

1012.9

0.0

Rainbow Beach

22/03:00pm

27.6

NNE

1012.4

0.0

Fine

Mostly clear

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT to COOLANGATTA

Double Island Point

22/04:34pm

25.3

NNE

1012.2

0.0

NNE

33
03:16pm

Tewantin

22/04:00pm

26.2

1011.9

0.0

Maroochydore

22/04:35pm

26.3

NNE

1011.9

0.0

NNE

29
02:07pm

Cape Moreton

22/04:35pm

24.8

NNE

1012.5

0.0

NNE

30
03:54pm

Spitfire Channel

22/04:34pm

27
04:20pm

Inner Beacon

22/04:34pm

30
02:24pm

Peel Island - The Spit

22/04:34pm

NNE

25
01:02am

Brisbane Airport

22/04:35pm

26.4

NNE

1012.1

0.0

NNE

27
02:06pm

Redcliffe

22/04:35pm

26.8

NNE

1012.0

0.0

27
01:49pm

Point Lookout

22/03:00pm

25.7

0.0

Fine

Partly cloudy

<0.1

Gold Coast Seaway

22/04:34pm

24.9

NNE

1011.7

0.0

25
10:58am

Coolangatta

22/04:34pm

25.9

1012.0

0.0

26
10:19am

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About this table

These observations have not been quality controlled.
Different stations report at different time intervals, ranging from half hourly to twice daily.
Some stations are up to several kilometres inland.
All observations including locations outside of QLD are shown in local time, EST.
Wind 'Dir' is the direction the wind comes from, reported to 16 points of the compass.
Wind observations are a 10-minute average from the standard height of 10 metres.
Wind speed is a 10 minute average speed in knots.
The wind gust is measured over 3 seconds.
Trend in pressure since the last observation that has been corrected for diurnal variation. Diurnal variation means two peaks and troughs in pressure each day. (R rising, F falling, S steady).
'+' indicates 'greater than', '<' indicates 'less than'.
'Trace' is a trace (<0.1mm) of rainfall.
'Weather' is described, when data is available.
'Cloud' cover is described, when data is available.
'Vis' is the visibility distance in whole kilometres, above 5 kilometres. Below 5 kilometres, visibility is in tenths of a kilometre down to 0.1 (100 metres). '0' indicates visibility less than 100 metres.
Sea height is reported in metres.
Swell is reported as height and length, both in metres.
'CF' indicates 'Confused Swell'. 'NS' indicates 'No Swell'.
Swell 'Dir' is the direction the swell comes from, reported to 8 points of the compass. Example 'SW' means southwest.
'Highest Wind Gust' is Highest Wind Gust measured from midnight to midnight for the current calendar day.
(Note: Maximum Wind Gusts in the Bureau's climate records are measured from midnight to midnight and may differ from the values shown in this table.)
'-' indicates that no data is available at that time.

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