Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 04:15 PM EST on Monday 23 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 24 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Monday 23 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Capricornia Coast, K'gari Coast and Sunshine Coast Waters
Cancellation for the following areas:
Mackay Coast
Wind Warnings for Tuesday 24 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
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 9:00 pm EST Monday.
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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
River Heads (25.4145°S, 152.9118°E, 18m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers along the coastal fringe, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm about K'gari from the late morning. Winds S/SE 20 to 30 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for River Heads (25.4145°S, 152.9118°E, 18m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 20° 22° 16° 17° 20° Maximum 29° 29° 30° 31° 28° 28° 29° Chance of rain 70% 80% 40% 50% 70% 80% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 26
(km/h)28
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction S S SSE SE S E NW NNE SSW SSE S SSE SSE SSE Relative humidity 79% 67% 78% 67% 76% 63% 76% 67% 47% 45% 63% 54% 68% 60% Dew point 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 21°C 23°C 22°C 11°C 14°C 17°C 17°C 19°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for River Heads (25.4145°S, 152.9118°E, 18m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:31am EST 5:54am EST 5:56pm EST 6:19pm EST 11:09am EST 9:40pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
