Long Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Creal Reef.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Creal Reef.

Weather Situation

A trough lying across northern Cape York Peninsula is forecast to develop into the monsoon trough from Wednesday. Tropical Low 12U is forecast to form along the trough in the Coral Sea later today or on Wednesday, initially moving eastwards before turning back towards the north Queensland coast later this week. To the south of the trough, a ridge from a high [1021 hPa] near New Zealand is leading to a surge in southeasterly winds over the next several days.