Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast: Bowen to Yeppoon

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 3:00 am EST on Saturday 6 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the north Queensland waters, slowly weakening until Sunday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Creal Reef in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 7 December

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Monday 8 December

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 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 9:00 am EST Saturday.

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