Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 PM EST on Monday 06 April 2026
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 07 April 2026
Wind Warnings for Monday 06 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Tuesday 07 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 pm EST Monday.
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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
Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S in the early morning. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming E/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending E/NE in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 19° 20° 21° 21° 21° Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 30° 30° 30° Chance of rain 10% 5% 10% 20% 60% 60% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Extreme 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 14
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction SSE ESE S E SSE E SE ESE SE E SE E SE ESE Relative humidity 64% 49% 65% 52% 65% 51% 64% 58% 66% 60% 66% 57% 66% 58% Dew point 19°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Down River (19.8904°S, 147.4377°E, 80m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:57am EST 6:19am EST 6:07pm EST 6:29pm EST 9:29pm EST 10:32am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
