Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast: Bowen to Yeppoon

View the current warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 9:00 am EST on Tuesday 18 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A light pressure gradient extends over northern waters, with a weak ridge building along the coast in the middle of the week.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting easterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 19 November

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 20 November

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
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 2:50 pm EST Tuesday.

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