Mooloolaba East FAD8 (offshore) Weather Forecast

Sunshine Coast Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Maroochydore in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Maroochydore.

1st Swell

Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 70% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge extends over the south Queensland waters as a similarly weak high crosses the Tasman Sea. The ridge is forecast to temporarily strengthen on Wednesday due to a high passing to the south of the continent, before weakening by the end of the week.