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
Thursday 29 January 202676°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Friday 30 January 202672°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 31 January 202672°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 1 February 202674°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Monday 2 February 202681°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 3 February 202679°F to 83°Fnot recommended
Wednesday 4 February 202679°F to 81°Fnot recommended

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

Sea weather on Thursday 29 January 2026

On Thursday 29 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:54 and will set at 18:54 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 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%73%73%74%74%75%74%67%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover63%73%92%81%78%70%65%100%
Heat index29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)10km/h (6mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)16km/h (10mph)13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)34km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)43km/h (27mph)
Direction 93°
E
77°
ENE
86°
E
110°
ESE
123°
ESE
107°
ESE
91°
E
103°
ESE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.8m (2.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)
Direction 78°
ENE
78°
ENE
77°
ENE
72°
ENE

N

N
95°
E
96°
E
Period6.1 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.6 sec.4.7 sec.6.0 sec.5.9 sec.5.7 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Friday 30 January 2026

On Friday 30 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:54 and will set at 18:53 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 72°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 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (78°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity70%66%73%76%68%70%73%74%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover84%43%72%11%6%71%78%72%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (82°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point21°C (71°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)17°C (62°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed25km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)35km/h (22mph)33km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)22km/h (13mph)26km/h (16mph)45km/h (28mph)36km/h (22mph)
Direction 103°
ESE
107°
ESE
144°
SE
166°
SSE
128°
SE
106°
ESE
105°
ESE
104°
ESE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (78°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.1ft)0.8m (2.8ft)0.9m (3.0ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.5ft)
Direction 93°
E
95°
E
94°
E
94°
E
90°
E
85°
E
91°
E
91°
E
Period5.6 sec.5.4 sec.6.9 sec.6.1 sec.6.4 sec.7.3 sec.7.0 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 31 January 2026

On Saturday 31 January 2026, the sun will rise at 05:55 and will set at 18:53 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 72°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 16.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%70%75%76%70%71%73%74%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover70%63%38%6%3%10%78%89%
Heat index30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (80°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (67°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed27km/h (17mph)21km/h (13mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)18km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts36km/h (23mph)28km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)20km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)
Direction 105°
ESE
117°
ESE
141°
SE
155°
SSE
127°
SE
70°
ENE
68°
ENE
83°
E
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)23°C (73°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.0m (3.4ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.0ft)
Direction 96°
E
89°
E
88°
E
88°
E
88°
E
87°
E
88°
E
90°
E
Period6.3 sec.6.0 sec.6.6 sec.6.7 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.4 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 1 February 2026

On Sunday 1 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:56 and will set at 18:53 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 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft 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)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%73%73%72%73%72%73%74%
Barometric pressure1006 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1005 hPa1004 hPa1006 hPa
Cloud cover26%59%58%55%16%21%14%55%
Heat index30°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed16km/h (10mph)15km/h (9mph)20km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (16mph)
Gusts21km/h (13mph)20km/h (13mph)27km/h (17mph)21km/h (13mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)38km/h (24mph)35km/h (22mph)
Direction 97°
E
110°
ESE
121°
ESE
98°
E
123°
ESE
99°
E
91°
E
82°
E
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.9ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.5ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.4m (1.5ft)
Direction 91°
E
93°
E
93°
E
68°
ENE
68°
ENE
67°
ENE
71°
ENE
71°
ENE
Period6.0 sec.5.8 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.5.7 sec.8.7 sec.8.7 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Monday 2 February 2026

On Monday 2 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:56 and will set at 18:52 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 23.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.3mph). 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)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (88°F)32°C (90°F)32°C (90°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%75%74%75%75%79%83%84%
Barometric pressure1006 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover42%78%55%68%59%87%20%79%
Heat index30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (88°F)32°C (90°F)32°C (90°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)25km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)30km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)38km/h (23mph)
Gusts26km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)39km/h (24mph)43km/h (27mph)47km/h (29mph)52km/h (32mph)
Direction 97°
E
101°
ESE
105°
ESE
115°
ESE
121°
ESE
123°
ESE
111°
ESE
110°
ESE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.9m (3.1ft)
Direction 60°
ENE
35°
NE
17°
NNE

N

N

N

N

N
Period8.9 sec.8.9 sec.8.8 sec.8.4 sec.8.4 sec.8.4 sec.8.3 sec.8.3 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 3 February 2026

On Tuesday 3 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:57 and will set at 18:52 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 (0.2in 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 29.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 35.4mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity82%83%86%85%86%84%83%83%
Barometric pressure1007 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover48%85%100%100%100%86%93%98%
Heat index32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)
Wind
Speed39km/h (24mph)41km/h (26mph)46km/h (29mph)48km/h (30mph)47km/h (29mph)44km/h (28mph)45km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)
Gusts52km/h (32mph)50km/h (31mph)52km/h (32mph)50km/h (31mph)52km/h (32mph)48km/h (30mph)57km/h (35mph)56km/h (35mph)
Direction 115°
ESE
116°
ESE
118°
ESE
118°
ESE
115°
ESE
112°
ESE
109°
ESE
107°
ESE
Wind chill28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Direction
N

N

N

N

N
59°
ENE
87°
E
33°
NNE
Period8.4 sec.8.3 sec.8.2 sec.8.1 sec.8.1 sec.8.1 sec.8.0 sec.8.0 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 4 February 2026

On Wednesday 4 February 2026, the sun will rise at 05:57 and will set at 18:52 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 79°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.5in 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 28.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.3mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0.1in0.1in0.1in
Humidity82%80%82%82%80%86%87%87%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover99%95%97%98%99%91%94%99%
Heat index30°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Wind
Speed46km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)43km/h (27mph)42km/h (26mph)38km/h (23mph)35km/h (22mph)37km/h (23mph)36km/h (23mph)
Gusts52km/h (32mph)48km/h (30mph)46km/h (29mph)44km/h (28mph)49km/h (30mph)44km/h (28mph)39km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)
Direction 106°
ESE
105°
ESE
104°
ESE
104°
ESE
108°
ESE
112°
ESE
111°
ESE
104°
ESE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Direction
N

N

N
11°
N
65°
ENE
92°
E
88°
E
84°
E
Period7.9 sec.7.9 sec.7.8 sec.7.6 sec.7.4 sec.7.2 sec.7.0 sec.6.9 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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