Lady Elliot Island Weather Forecast

Capricornia Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Capricorn during the morning. Winds turning east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Sunny.

Weather Situation

A trough will move north across the south Queensland waters this morning. A ridge will extend over the south Queensland waters in the wake of the trough as a high [1021 hPa] moves east across southern Australia. The ridge will strengthen on Wednesday as the high moves into the Tasman Sea, and be maintained on Thursday as the high moves east.