Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 AM EST on Wednesday 04 March 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 05 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 04 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Townsville Coast and Mackay Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Cairns Coast
Wind Warnings for Thursday 05 March
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 9:00 am EST Wednesday.
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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
Merinda (20.0151°S, 148.1632°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning and afternoon. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.
Forecast for Merinda (20.0151°S, 148.1632°E, 4m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 24° 24° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 31° 32° 31° 30° 31° 33° 32° Chance of rain 70% 70% 90% 90% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 20-40mm 40-80mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme 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 17
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SE ESE SSE SE ESE E NE NNE N NNE NW NNW WSW NE Relative humidity 80% 71% 79% 71% 89% 86% 93% 90% 92% 87% 89% 86% 87% 84% Dew point 24°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 28°C 28°C 30°C 27°C 28°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Merinda (20.0151°S, 148.1632°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:44am EST 6:06am EST 6:32pm EST 6:54pm EST 6:58pm EST 6:28am EST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days