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Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Issued: Thursday, 10 September 9:00AM

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

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Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cairns in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Capricorn during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. East to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore southern waters by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly 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 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the northern bay in the evening.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the northern bay early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the northern bay.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far north.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cullen Point in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots before dawn then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama in the late morning. Winds shifting west to southwesterly in the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Kowanyama during the morning.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending south to southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore east of Cape York in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% 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 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 10 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.

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

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Creal Reef

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18 kn SE

· 23 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 23 °C

Tides

Creal Reef

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Current: 2.69m

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23 °C

Wind

18 kn SE

Pressure

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