Issued at 5pm 29th February 2024 for Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd March 2024

Charts: The charts and weather models are indicating that the back edge of a weak high in the Tasman Sea will be over the SE Qld coast on Saturday and Sunday. A Southerly change is on the NSW coast and is currently expected to push through the SE Qld coast on Sunday night or Monday morning

Saturday: It looks like being a sunny day with a top temperature around 30 degrees. Wind is forecast to be 5-10kts NW early, becoming 10kts N/NE during the day, reaching 10-15kts in the afternoon

Sunday: Looks like being sunny in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon, particularly on the Gold Coast and Moreton Bay as showers and storms develop ahead of the Southerly change to the south. Wind and top temperature should be similar to Saturday

Sailing & Boating: Based on those predictions, there should be enough wind for sailing and boating conditions in offshore and open waters should be good in the mornings, becoming a bit choppy in the afternoons. The best cruising and anchorages will be in the sheltered waters in the rivers and creeks and from Caloundra to Donnybrook in Pumicestone Passage and the southern bay from Peel Island to the northern parts of Southport Broadwater.

Swell & Coastal Bars: The swell offshore is expected to be Easterly at about 1m and it should be a bit smaller inshore and on the coastal bars. Based on that, South Passage Bar should be workable with the usual caution required when crossing and Noosa, Jumpinpin and Currumbin Bars are shallow right across, but workable if you have local knowledge. We got this aerial shot of South Passage Bar a week ago and it shows the banks and channels and wouldn’t have changed much since it was taken

Tides: It’s third or last quarter of the moon on Monday night, which means neap tides. Neap meaning smaller tidal differences than around full and new moons. There’s morning lows and afternoon highs and you can click this link for precise tide times and heights

Fishing & Surf & Beach Info: Also on our web site is the latest SE Qld Fishing Report published every Thursday afternoon … and if you’re going surfing or to the beach, the daily Surf & Beach Report which is published about 5.30 every morning

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