Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 04:45 AM EST on Friday 01 August 2025
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 02 August 2025
Wind Warnings for Friday 01 August
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
South East Gulf of Carpentaria and North East Gulf of Carpentaria
Wind Warnings for Saturday 02 August
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
South East Gulf of Carpentaria, North East Gulf of Carpentaria, Cooktown Coast, Cairns Coast and Townsville Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 3:50 pm 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
Kuranda (16.8215°S, 145.6342°E, 336m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 27.
Forecast for Kuranda (16.8215°S, 145.6342°E, 336m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 21° 19° 13° 13° 16° 18° 18° Maximum 26° 26° 25° 27° 28° 28° 28° Chance of rain 60% 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE S SE S ESE SSW ESE S ESE SSE SE SSE SE Relative humidity 87% 70% 61% 46% 37% 33% 47% 45% 67% 53% 67% 53% 66% 54% Dew point 19°C 18°C 14°C 13°C 4°C 7°C 9°C 13°C 16°C 16°C 17°C 16°C 17°C 17°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kuranda (16.8215°S, 145.6342°E, 336m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:20am EST 6:43am EST 6:04pm EST 6:27pm EST 11:19am EST 
1st quarter
First quarter Aug 01 Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
