Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 09:00 PM EST on Wednesday 01 April 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 02 April 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 01 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Thursday 02 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast and Capricornia Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:00 am EST Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Douglas (19.3201°S, 146.7511°E, 28m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Douglas (19.3201°S, 146.7511°E, 28m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 23° 22° 22° 22° 21° Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 30° 31° 31° Chance of rain 40% 50% 30% 30% 30% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 18
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction S ESE SSE ESE SSE E SSE E SSE E SSE E SSE ESE Relative humidity 65% 65% 66% 67% 67% 63% 63% 61% 65% 63% 64% 58% 63% 53% Dew point 21°C 23°C 21°C 23°C 21°C 22°C 19°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Douglas (19.3201°S, 146.7511°E, 28m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:58am EST 6:20am EST 6:13pm EST 6:35pm EST 6:10pm EST 6:09am EST 
Full moon
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
