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
Friday 5 December 202576°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 6 December 202574°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 7 December 202574°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Monday 8 December 202574°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 9 December 202581°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 10 December 202576°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 11 December 202576°F to 81°Fdiscouraged

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

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:24 and will set at 18:39 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 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity64%66%69%67%65%64%63%62%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1014 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1014 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa
Cloud cover27%47%64%87%23%5%15%10%
Heat index28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)
Dew point19°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed34km/h (21mph)30km/h (19mph)30km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)35km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)40km/h (25mph)40km/h (25mph)43km/h (27mph)37km/h (23mph)36km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)44km/h (27mph)
Direction 107°
ESE
112°
ESE
126°
SE
118°
ESE
114°
ESE
102°
ESE
101°
E
94°
E
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)24°C (76°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.5ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.6m (5.1ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Direction 75°
ENE
74°
ENE
74°
ENE
73°
ENE
76°
ENE
76°
ENE
76°
ENE
82°
E
Period6.8 sec.6.9 sec.6.9 sec.6.9 sec.6.7 sec.6.6 sec.6.4 sec.6.3 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:24 and will set at 18:39 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 17.4mph 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 temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity61%59%57%57%61%72%72%72%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1011 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover45%49%56%0%1%83%82%54%
Heat index28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point19°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (59°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)25km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts38km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)27km/h (17mph)37km/h (23mph)39km/h (24mph)36km/h (22mph)
Direction 102°
ESE
104°
ESE
112°
ESE
110°
ESE
100°
E
101°
E
94°
E
91°
E
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.7ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.8ft)
Direction 75°
ENE
74°
ENE
73°
ENE
73°
ENE
73°
ENE
73°
ENE
73°
ENE
77°
ENE
Period6.5 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.5 sec.6.4 sec.6.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:25 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity72%71%66%59%62%64%65%74%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover57%47%13%0%0%0%0%59%
Heat index29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)29°C (85°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)17km/h (11mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)25km/h (15mph)19km/h (12mph)28km/h (17mph)33km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)26km/h (16mph)
Direction 88°
E
94°
E
95°
E
93°
E
89°
E
79°
ENE
67°
ENE
65°
ENE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.8m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 77°
ENE
77°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
Period6.1 sec.6.3 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.5 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:25 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 18mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)23°C (74°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity77%72%69%67%67%66%71%68%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover59%76%25%38%5%41%22%20%
Heat index30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)25°C (77°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)17°C (62°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)15km/h (9mph)22km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)29km/h (18mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (13mph)30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)40km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)40km/h (25mph)
Direction 65°
ENE
59°
ENE
76°
ENE
110°
ESE
107°
ESE
102°
ESE
94°
E
94°
E
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)23°C (74°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.7ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.8ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (4.1ft)
Direction 76°
ENE
77°
ENE
77°
ENE
73°
ENE
73°
ENE
72°
ENE
86°
E
85°
E
Period6.5 sec.6.9 sec.7.0 sec.7.2 sec.7.0 sec.7.0 sec.4.1 sec.4.9 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:25 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°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 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%75%77%75%75%74%73%75%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover55%62%77%76%57%30%31%29%
Heat index30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)
Dew point21°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed25km/h (16mph)22km/h (14mph)28km/h (18mph)35km/h (21mph)30km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)33km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)30km/h (18mph)38km/h (24mph)46km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)43km/h (27mph)46km/h (29mph)50km/h (31mph)
Direction 97°
E
106°
ESE
120°
ESE
112°
ESE
106°
ESE
104°
ESE
98°
E
97°
E
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (4.0ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.3m (4.1ft)
Direction 84°
E
83°
E
83°
E
81°
E
80°
E
79°
ENE
84°
E
86°
E
Period5.3 sec.5.4 sec.5.5 sec.5.6 sec.11.7 sec.10.8 sec.10.6 sec.10.0 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:25 and will set at 18:42 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 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 4.9ft 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 temperature30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%74%74%72%69%69%73%76%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover43%52%44%43%15%0%30%59%
Heat index30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)29km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)37km/h (23mph)37km/h (23mph)43km/h (27mph)37km/h (23mph)33km/h (21mph)41km/h (26mph)47km/h (29mph)
Direction 99°
E
111°
ESE
117°
ESE
115°
ESE
107°
ESE
98°
E
97°
E
94°
E
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
Height1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)
Direction 84°
E
82°
E
83°
E
82°
E
77°
ENE
74°
ENE
73°
ENE
78°
ENE
Period11.3 sec.15.0 sec.14.6 sec.13.5 sec.13.4 sec.13.4 sec.9.2 sec.13.0 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:26 and will set at 18:42 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 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft 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 temperature30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%72%71%70%72%74%75%76%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover68%55%53%33%10%9%38%64%
Heat index30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)
Wind
Speed31km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)25km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)30km/h (19mph)30km/h (18mph)
Gusts42km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)39km/h (24mph)41km/h (26mph)
Direction 96°
E
107°
ESE
114°
ESE
115°
ESE
106°
ESE
95°
E
89°
E
91°
E
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
Height1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Direction 75°
ENE
72°
ENE
73°
ENE
74°
ENE
75°
ENE
75°
ENE
82°
E
87°
E
Period9.6 sec.6.3 sec.12.3 sec.13.4 sec.12.4 sec.12.5 sec.12.5 sec.14.4 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

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