Southampton Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay early in the morning.

Seas

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

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across the Peninsula waters and will move over the Torres Strait in the evening. The trough will move south on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure extends over the rest of the north Queensland waters. The ridge will slowly strengthen over the next couple of days as a high [1023 hPa] over the Tasman Sea moves slowly northeast.