Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast: Bowen to Yeppoon

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 4:45 am EST on Tuesday 8 October 2024.

Weather Situation

A ridge will persist across the North Queensland Waters for the next few days.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef around midday.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 9 October

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 10 October

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly 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 3:50 pm EST Tuesday.

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