Oom Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm this evening.

Weather Situation

A trough will move north across northern Queensland waters over the next few days, with a ridge of high pressure and southeasterly winds developing in the wake of the trough. The ridge of high pressure will strengthen throughout the week as a high [1027 hPa] over the Great Australian Bight moves east across the Tasman Sea.