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Weather and sailing update

Published Fri 24 Oct 2025

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UPDATE FOR

  • Sat 25 October 2025

Latest update:

  • 2 PM Friday 24 October 2025

Next update:

  • 9:00 AM Sat 25 October 2025

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ADULT AND JUNIOR LEARN TO SAIL CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY MORNING, SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THERE WILL BE NO CLUB RACING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, TO ALLOW SAILORS TO TAKE PART IN BRISBANE SAILING SQUADRON'S LORD MAYOR'S CUP REGATTA AT BULIMBA.

FORECAST SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER

WINDS:

  • Saturday: ESE 7-9 knots in the morning, ESE - E approx 9 knots in the afternoon.
  • Sunday: NW 3-7 knots in the morning; N - NNE approx 8 knots in the afternoon.

TIDES (WEST END JETTY): 

Saturday: 

  • LOW (0.25m) 5:38 AM
  • HIGH (2.13m) 12:12 PM
  • LOW (0.58) 6:40 PM

Sunday

  • LOW (0.32m) 6:09 AM
  • HIGH (2.07m) 12:49 PM

MAX TEMP:

  • Saturday: 28 DEG.
  • Sunday: 34 DEG.

RAIN:

  • Saturday: Medium chance of showers (0-1 mm).
  • Sunday: high chance of showers (0-15mm)

STORMS:

  • Chance of a thunderstorm in afternoon or evening on both days.

WATER QUALITY

  • For results of recent monitoring of enterococcal levels in the Brisbane River by Brisbane City Council, go to: https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/clean-and-green/natural-environment-and-water/water/water-quality-monitoring .
  • SBSC members, LTS participants and volunteers are all encouraged to inform themselves of risk levels and make decisions accordingly.
  • SBSC respects your right not to participate in an event should you be concerned about water safety.
  • EVEN WHEN MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION LEVELS ARE NOT ABNORMALLY ELEVATED, SAILORS AND VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NOT ENTER THE BRISBANE RIVER WITH OPEN WOUNDS OF ANY SORT.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information about Learn to Sail classes or Afternoon Racing go to: https://www.sbsc.org.au/events/

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