Sloping Island Weather Forecast

Capricornia Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Agnes Water in the evening.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre south of Cape Capricorn.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weakening trough is crossing the southeast waters this morning. A ridge will extend over the south Queensland waters in the wake of the trough, slowly strengthening until Tuesday. A low [978 hPa] near New Zealand will move northeast over the next few days, crossing New Zealand on Tuesday.