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
Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds SE 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 22 with daytime temperatures reaching 27 to 32.
Forecast for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 23° 23° 22° 21° 22° 22° 21° Maximum 29° 28° 28° 29° 28° 28° 28° Chance of rain 80% 60% 60% 70% 70% 60% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High 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 25
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)19
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SE Relative humidity 86% 78% 86% 81% 79% 74% 81% 72% 82% 75% 76% 69% 76% 68% Dew point 24°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 21°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mackay (21.1434°S, 149.1868°E, 20m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:48am EST 6:11am EST 6:03pm EST 6:25pm EST 5:58pm EST 6:00am 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
