Wade Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.