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
Russell Island (27.6518°S, 153.3811°E, 13m 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 near the coast from the late morning. Winds S 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 17 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Russell Island (27.6518°S, 153.3811°E, 13m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 19° 19° 18° 19° 14° 15° 16° Maximum 29° 31° 31° 33° 28° 28° 28° Chance of rain 50% 60% 70% 50% 50% 80% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 20
(km/h)21
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction S SSE S SE W NE WNW NW SW ESE S SE SSE SE Relative humidity 68% 64% 70% 64% 69% 53% 64% 43% 46% 42% 57% 56% 63% 61% Dew point 20°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 19°C 20°C 19°C 18°C 9°C 14°C 15°C 18°C 17°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Russell Island (27.6518°S, 153.3811°E, 13m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:29am EST 5:52am EST 5:55pm EST 6:18pm EST 11:14am EST 9:32pm 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
