Hill Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas

1 to 2 metres.

1st Swell

East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state and directs fresh southeasterly winds along the tropical east coast. A trough in the Coral Sea may extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early this week. An embedded tropical low [1008 hPa] in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to move westward over the next few days and may approaching the Far North Queensland Coast later this week.