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Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Issued: Thursday, 23 July 3:00PM

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Creal Reef during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Creal Reef during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

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Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cairns.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Agnes Water around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Southerly around 1 metre offshore southern waters.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore southern waters. East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday. Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Weipa.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Cullen Point.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending east to southeasterly in the morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning. East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending easterly below 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 25 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 26 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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