Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 09:00 PM EST on Friday 13 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 14 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Friday 13 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters
Wind Warnings for Saturday 14 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast, Capricornia Coast, Hervey Bay, K'gari Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:00 am EST Saturday.
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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
Margate Beach (27.2451°S, 153.1067°E, 22m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning. Winds SE 25 to 35 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Margate Beach (27.2451°S, 153.1067°E, 22m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 20° 20° 20° 21° 20° 21° 19° Maximum 27° 27° 28° 28° 29° 28° 28° Chance of rain 50% 50% 40% 50% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme 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 31
(km/h)31
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SSE SE SE ESE ESE E SSE ESE SSE SE SSE SE Relative humidity 68% 57% 65% 66% 67% 61% 66% 63% 68% 65% 75% 68% 74% 66% Dew point 17°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Margate Beach (27.2451°S, 153.1067°E, 22m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:24am EST 5:48am EST 6:06pm EST 6:29pm EST 12:42am EST 3:04pm EST
Waning crescent
New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days