Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast: Bowen to Yeppoon

No warnings for Queensland

Forecast issued at 2:55 pm EST on Tuesday 9 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A high [1035 hPa] will linger near New Zealand for several days, maintaining a ridge over the north Queensland waters.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Wednesday 10 June

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 11 June

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Friday 12 June

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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 pm EST Tuesday.

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