Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 09:00 PM EST on Thursday 02 April 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 03 April 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 02 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Capricornia Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 03 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast, Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:00 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
Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming S/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the early morning then tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 19 and 23 with daytime temperatures reaching around 30.
Forecast for Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 24° 23° 22° 22° 22° 21° 21° Maximum 32° 30° 30° 31° 30° 30° 30° Chance of rain 30% 30% 20% 30% 10% 20% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 18
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)27
(km/h)19
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction SSE E SSE E S ESE SSE ESE SSE E SSE ESE SSE ESE Relative humidity 64% 68% 65% 64% 63% 62% 63% 62% 63% 56% 61% 56% 62% 57% Dew point 21°C 24°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 19°C 19°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Townsville (19.2581°S, 146.8184°E, 6m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:58am EST 6:20am EST 6:13pm EST 6:35pm EST 6:45pm EST 7:01am EST 
Waning gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
