Hixson Cay Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across the Peninsula waters and will shift north over the Torres Strait Thursday evening. A ridge of high pressure extends over remaining northern Queensland waters, and will slowly strengthen over coming days as a high [1023 hPa] over the Tasman Sea moves slowly northeast.