Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast: Bowen to Yeppoon

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 3:50 pm EST on Sunday 26 March 2023.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge over the North Queensland waters will persist for much of the coming week. A trough and associated weak embedded lows in the far northern Coral Sea will weaken further over the next day or two. Another trough will move across the interior of the state from Tuesday and may approach the Central Coast later in the week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Monday 27 March

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 28 March

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 29 March

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EST Monday.

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