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
Great Keppel Island (23.1757°S, 150.9563°E, 29m 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 Great Keppel Island (23.1757°S, 150.9563°E, 29m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 22° 22° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° Maximum 28° 28° 27° 28° 27° 27° 27° Chance of rain 50% 10% 30% 30% 40% 40% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 24
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE ESE SSE SE SSE ESE Relative humidity 75% 65% 74% 69% 74% 69% 73% 64% 73% 68% 73% 67% 68% 64% Dew point 20°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Great Keppel Island (23.1757°S, 150.9563°E, 29m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:42am EST 6:05am EST 5:57pm EST 6:20pm EST 5:19pm EST 5:01am 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
