The Pumicestone Passage and Moreton Bay region is located in the “humid subtropical zone”. Our subtropical climate allows us to experience hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of sun all year round. Our climate allows us to spend a lot of time outdoors comfortably. The south-east trade winds dominate most of the year, with occasional westerlies and northerlies in winter and summer, respectively.
This area enjoys a moderate sub-tropical climate year-round, with temperatures averaging 22-30 degrees Celsius by day in the Summer and between 12-22 degrees Celsius in Winter.
If you're boating during the winter many days are warm and sunny, however ensure you pack some appropriate clothes for those cooler days and nights, or windy conditions.
Real-Time Weather Info
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Cape Moreton water temperatures peak in the range 26 to 28°C on around the 5th of February and are at their lowest on about the 16th of August, in the range 20 to 22°C.
The Best Time to Charter
April to December are an ideal time to book a holiday in the region. Every week can and will be different so please keep this in mind when booking as weather is difficult to predict and extreme events have and do occur. Even though the traditional “Storm Season” occurs January to March many people do still enjoy boating at this time.
Weather and Wind Direction Observations
The Bureau's online MetEye tool helps you visualise local weather observations and forecasts, for any location in Australia.
The east coast of Queensland is at risk of storms and flooding during the summer months of December through to April. These vary in size and intensity.
Queensland is a very large state, and while the weather forecast may predict a storms and flooding somewhere else sometimes they impact areas many kms away.
Australia has state of the art forecasting. Ample notice is given of any impending weather systems. In the unlikely event of an approaching storm, all boats will be asked to make their way to a safe anchorage back at the Marina until the storm passes. Island Bareboat Charters recommends that you take out travel insurance.
