Sinker Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening then tending east to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula and Cooktown waters. Tropical low 29U [999 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea will move towards the northeast coast over the next few days, most likely crossing the coast between Cooktown and Townsville on Friday, drawing the monsoon trough south.