Tile Reef Weather Forecast

Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across the Mackay waters, with northwesterly winds to the north of the trough and southeasterly winds to the south. The trough will begin to shift north today in response to a ridge of high pressure strengthening along the coast. The ridge will strengthen further throughout the week as a high begins to move east across the Tasman Sea.