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Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Issued: Friday, 7 August 9:00PM

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

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Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cairns during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns during the morning.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Capricorn in the early afternoon. Winds turning easterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Capricorn during the morning.

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

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

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 around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming easterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending easterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

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 Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly before dawn then becoming east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly during the morning.

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

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly early in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Cape Sidmouth.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Cape York.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

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