Nancy Foster Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Weather

Cloudy.

Weather Situation

A southeasterly surge is forecast to move up the central and northern Queensland coast, reaching the Townsville and Cairns waters on Sunday before stalling for the next several days. Monsoonal northwesterly winds are forecast about Torres Strait, feeding into a monsoon trough over the northwest of the state.