Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 10:00 PM EST on Friday 11 April 2025
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 12 April 2025
Wind Warnings for Friday 11 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula Coast, Cooktown Coast and Cairns Coast
Wind Warnings for Saturday 12 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Peninsula Coast, Cooktown Coast, Townsville Coast, Mackay Coast, Capricornia Coast and K'gari Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:45 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
Orchid Beach (24.9561°S, 153.3099°E, 13m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers about K'gari, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming SE 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s.
Forecast for Orchid Beach (24.9561°S, 153.3099°E, 13m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary Minimum 25° 24° 24° 24° 23° 23° 23° Maximum 25° 25° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24° Chance of rain 80% 80% 70% 60% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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)39
(km/h)39
(km/h)36
(km/h)38
(km/h)40
(km/h)39
(km/h)31
(km/h)32
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE S S SSE SSE SE Relative humidity 73% 74% 72% 67% 73% 70% 68% 67% 66% 66% 75% 71% 67% 67% Dew point 20°C 20°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Orchid Beach (24.9561°S, 153.3099°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:37am EST 6:00am EST 5:36pm EST 5:59pm EST 5:03pm EST 5:04am EST Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 13 Last quarter Apr 21 New moon Apr 28 First quarter May 04 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days