Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 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, Townsville Coast and 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 9:00 pm EST Wednesday.
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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
Gainsford (23.7912°S, 149.7672°E, 55m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h.
Forecast for Gainsford (23.7912°S, 149.7672°E, 55m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 19° 19° 19° 19° 18° Maximum 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° 31° Chance of rain 20% 10% 20% 10% 10% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No 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 16
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SSE SE SE SSE Relative humidity 65% 39% 63% 32% 63% 34% 64% 34% 63% 37% 63% 34% 58% 31% Dew point 18°C 15°C 17°C 13°C 17°C 14°C 17°C 14°C 17°C 15°C 17°C 14°C 15°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gainsford (23.7912°S, 149.7672°E, 55m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:46am EST 6:09am EST 6:00pm EST 6:23pm EST 5:22pm EST 5:05am EST 
Waxing gibbous
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
