South Hixson Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Creal Reef in the late evening.

Seas

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

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A firm ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1029 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will weaken during Thursday as the high shifts away to the east, before strengthening again from Friday as a new high moves east across southern Australia.