Beacon Reef Weather Forecast
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- 28
Partly cloudy
- 27
- 28
Sunny
- 27
- 28
Shower
- 27
- 28
Partly cloudy
- 27
- 28
Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
Today 21 Jan Capricornia
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the late morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low 30s.
Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters
Bowen to Yeppoon- Wind
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and may develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. Weak tropical low 17U is forecast to form in the northwest Coral Sea by Thursday and may linger for several days.
Beacon Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Gannett Cay (22km)
Lowest 7 January, 2026
24 °CAverage January
27 °CHighest 17 January, 2026
29.1 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Gannett Cay (22km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.2 °CAverage 2021–2026
24.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
25.7 °C