Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:02 AM EST on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 28 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Friday 27 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Capricornia Coast, K'gari Coast and Sunshine Coast Waters
Wind Warnings for Saturday 28 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Mackay Coast, Capricornia Coast, Hervey Bay, K'gari Coast and Sunshine Coast Waters
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 am EST Friday.
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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
Rainbow Bay (28.1659°S, 153.5059°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the N, high chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm near the Queensland border during this afternoon and evening. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 24 to 29.
Forecast for Rainbow Bay (28.1659°S, 153.5059°E, 4m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 21° 21° 20° 20° 20° Maximum 27° 29° 28° 28° 29° 28° 29° Chance of rain 90% 80% 80% 60% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount 20-40mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 23
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)31
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE SSE SE SE SE SSE ESE SE ESE SE ESE Relative humidity 87% 87% 67% 66% 78% 71% 72% 61% 64% 62% 68% 67% 75% 69% Dew point 23°C 23°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 20°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rainbow Bay (28.1659°S, 153.5059°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:13am EST 5:37am EST 6:21pm EST 6:45pm EST 3:25pm EST 12:39am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
