Sandshoe Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then tending easterly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 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

The monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will push south into the Cooktown waters later today. Tropical low 29U is situated on the monsoon trough over the northern Coral Sea. The longer term movement and development of 29U remains uncertain, but is most likely to drift towards the coast from Wednesday. A ridge and southeasterly wind surge extends over the waters south of the monsoon trough.