Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters Forecast

Local Waters Forecast for Great Barrier Reef Offshore Waters

Issued: Tuesday, 26 May 3:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the morning then tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn during the morning.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 2.5 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 2.5 metres.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly below 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending east to northeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly 2 to 3 metres.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly during the afternoon then tending westerly during the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending west to northwesterly during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Weipa in the late evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and again in the late evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Maroochydore early in the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Maroochydore at night.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending easterly 2.5 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 26 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Wednesday, 27 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Thursday, 28 May
Weather: Mostly sunny. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
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