Chinaman Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge will persist over the east coast for the next few days. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [935 hPa] in the northwest Coral Sea is forecast to cross the Peninsula coast near Coen during Friday morning. Narelle is then forecast to weaken as it crosses Cape York Peninsula during the rest of Friday, enter the Gulf and begin reintensifying on Friday night, and move towards the Northern Territory on Saturday.