Sea weather in Great Barrier Reef in Australia All the beach weather in Great Barrier Reef

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Great Barrier Reef in Australia, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Great Barrier Reef over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Great Barrier Reef in Australia this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Great Barrier Reef. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Sunday 22 December 202479°F to 83°Fnot recommended
Monday 23 December 202474°F to 83°Frecommended
Tuesday 24 December 202476°F to 85°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 25 December 202481°F to 85°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 26 December 202481°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Friday 27 December 202481°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 28 December 202476°F to 81°Frecommended

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Great Barrier Reef

Sea weather on Sunday 22 December 2024

On Sunday 22 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:34 and will set at 18:47 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.3in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 6.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)
Precipitation0.2in0.1in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity92%88%83%82%79%77%75%74%
Barometric pressure1003 hPa1002 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1004 hPa1003 hPa1003 hPa1005 hPa
Cloud cover100%100%100%97%100%82%19%21%
Heat index30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)
Dew point25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed42km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)33km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)
Gusts44km/h (27mph)43km/h (26mph)39km/h (24mph)31km/h (19mph)41km/h (25mph)37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)25km/h (16mph)
Direction 148°
SSE
140°
SE
157°
SSE
158°
SSE
157°
SSE
141°
SE
119°
ESE
108°
ESE
Wind chill26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height1.9m (6.1ft)2.1m (6.8ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 131°
SE
125°
SE
122°
ESE
115°
ESE
113°
ESE
112°
ESE
111°
ESE
108°
ESE
Period5.6 sec.5.4 sec.5.3 sec.5.3 sec.5.3 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.5.5 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Monday 23 December 2024

On Monday 23 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:34 and will set at 18:48 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 74°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 11.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 16.2mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%74%70%69%69%67%69%74%
Barometric pressure1005 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1005 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa
Cloud cover89%59%5%5%2%0%0%3%
Heat index31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)8km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)9km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)11km/h (7mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)17km/h (11mph)10km/h (6mph)6km/h (4mph)20km/h (12mph)12km/h (7mph)18km/h (11mph)26km/h (16mph)
Direction 119°
ESE
144°
SE
136°
SE
148°
SSE
175°
S
130°
SE
86°
E
26°
NNE
Wind chill28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.5ft)
Direction 103°
ESE
102°
ESE
101°
ESE
101°
E
100°
E
100°
E
100°
E
97°
E
Period5.5 sec.8.5 sec.8.4 sec.8.4 sec.8.4 sec.8.4 sec.8.7 sec.9.1 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 24 December 2024

On Tuesday 24 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:35 and will set at 18:48 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 85°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)
Perceived temperature31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)32°C (89°F)26°C (79°F)29°C (83°F)32°C (89°F)34°C (93°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%73%72%72%70%69%75%78%
Barometric pressure1006 hPa1004 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1005 hPa1005 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover2%7%3%5%6%7%7%6%
Heat index31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)32°C (89°F)26°C (79°F)29°C (83°F)32°C (89°F)34°C (93°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (69°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (76°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)16km/h (10mph)16km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)14km/h (9mph)23km/h (14mph)20km/h (13mph)
Gusts25km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)22km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)28km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)39km/h (24mph)29km/h (18mph)
Direction 353°
N
335°
NNW
317°
NW
336°
NNW
326°
NW
350°
N
19°
NNE
353°
N
Wind chill28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3.1ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.5ft)
Direction 95°
E
94°
E
93°
E
95°
E
95°
E
94°
E
97°
E
97°
E
Period9.6 sec.9.6 sec.9.5 sec.9.2 sec.9.1 sec.8.9 sec.8.6 sec.8.4 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 25 December 2024

On Wednesday 25 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:35 and will set at 18:49 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 85°F t and a low of 81°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)
Perceived temperature34°C (92°F)33°C (91°F)33°C (91°F)33°C (91°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (87°F)32°C (89°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%75%74%73%69%66%72%71%
Barometric pressure1007 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover12%17%20%23%19%17%6%29%
Heat index34°C (92°F)33°C (91°F)33°C (91°F)33°C (91°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (87°F)32°C (89°F)
Dew point25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)22km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)22km/h (14mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)30km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)29km/h (18mph)33km/h (21mph)38km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)
Direction 331°
NNW
348°
NNW

N
14°
NNE
56°
NE
70°
ENE
74°
ENE
75°
ENE
Wind chill29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.4ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.4ft)
Direction 97°
E
99°
E
99°
E
99°
E
99°
E
99°
E
99°
E
99°
E
Period8.3 sec.8.1 sec.7.9 sec.7.8 sec.7.8 sec.7.7 sec.7.7 sec.7.7 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 26 December 2024

On Thursday 26 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:36 and will set at 18:49 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 81°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 4.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature32°C (89°F)32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%74%76%76%75%75%74%69%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover56%64%59%53%89%82%76%81%
Heat index32°C (89°F)32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed18km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)25km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts25km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)30km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)39km/h (24mph)35km/h (22mph)35km/h (22mph)
Direction 77°
ENE
58°
ENE
73°
ENE
83°
E
94°
E
104°
ESE
106°
ESE
102°
ESE
Wind chill28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.4ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.7ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.5ft)
Direction 98°
E
101°
E
111°
ESE
115°
ESE
116°
ESE
114°
ESE
108°
ESE
105°
ESE
Period7.7 sec.7.6 sec.7.5 sec.9.6 sec.10.1 sec.10.0 sec.9.9 sec.9.9 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)

Sea weather on Friday 27 December 2024

On Friday 27 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:37 and will set at 18:49 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 81°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 19.3mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity68%64%63%63%60%59%61%64%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover90%51%31%36%31%23%8%1%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (14mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)11km/h (7mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)15km/h (9mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)15km/h (9mph)11km/h (7mph)14km/h (9mph)21km/h (13mph)
Direction 98°
E
102°
ESE
94°
E
94°
E
112°
ESE
134°
SE
124°
SE
99°
E
Wind chill28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)
Direction 103°
ESE
103°
ESE
103°
ESE
102°
ESE
100°
E
97°
E
96°
E
97°
E
Period9.8 sec.9.7 sec.9.7 sec.7.3 sec.6.2 sec.6.2 sec.6.2 sec.6.2 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 28 December 2024

On Saturday 28 December 2024, the sun will rise at 05:37 and will set at 18:50 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 9.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 13.1mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity63%62%61%60%60%60%61%60%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover0%0%27%45%19%3%2%1%
Heat index29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)9km/h (5mph)5km/h (3mph)5km/h (3mph)4km/h (3mph)9km/h (6mph)13km/h (8mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)7km/h (4mph)9km/h (6mph)8km/h (5mph)14km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 81°
E
66°
ENE
58°
ENE
251°
WSW
346°
NNW
204°
SSW
103°
ESE
69°
ENE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (3.0ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Direction 99°
E
100°
E
99°
E
98°
E
97°
E
96°
E
95°
E
95°
E
Period6.2 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.4 sec.6.5 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.5 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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