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 19 July 202663°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202667°F to 72°Fnot recommended
Tuesday 21 July 202667°F to 72°Fnot recommended
Wednesday 22 July 202668°F to 70°Fnot recommended
Thursday 23 July 202668°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202667°F to 70°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 25 July 202667°F to 70°Fdiscouraged

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

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:44 and will set at 17:50 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 63°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 21.8mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity69%74%72%66%55%51%51%63%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1023 hPa1021 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover6%6%4%2%0%0%0%0%
Heat index21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)8°C (47°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (45°F)14°C (57°F)
Wind
Speed26km/h (16mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)15km/h (9mph)9km/h (6mph)17km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts35km/h (22mph)24km/h (15mph)20km/h (12mph)20km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)20km/h (12mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)
Direction 135°
SE
156°
SSE
179°
S
184°
S
150°
SSE
98°
E
78°
ENE
107°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.8ft)1.0m (3.2ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 88°
E
87°
E
86°
E
85°
E
78°
ENE
79°
ENE
79°
E
79°
E
Period6.9 sec.6.4 sec.6.4 sec.6.4 sec.6.7 sec.19.5 sec.19.1 sec.18.8 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°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)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:44 and will set at 17:51 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 67°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 28.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 6.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity70%78%73%65%64%71%77%75%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover10%30%22%6%7%25%22%11%
Heat index24°C (76°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (14mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)29km/h (18mph)39km/h (24mph)46km/h (29mph)
Gusts31km/h (19mph)25km/h (16mph)30km/h (18mph)30km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)44km/h (27mph)41km/h (25mph)49km/h (30mph)
Direction 124°
ESE
174°
S
190°
S
174°
S
126°
SE
102°
ESE
104°
ESE
121°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (2.8ft)0.9m (2.8ft)0.9m (2.8ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Direction 79°
E
88°
E
84°
E
82°
E
82°
E
84°
E
90°
E
90°
E
Period8.7 sec.6.0 sec.6.4 sec.17.2 sec.16.7 sec.16.5 sec.16.3 sec.16.0 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°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)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:44 and will set at 17:51 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 67°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 35.4mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%77%80%80%81%83%84%84%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover18%70%95%94%100%51%64%65%
Heat index21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed38km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)40km/h (25mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (26mph)39km/h (24mph)
Gusts52km/h (32mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (25mph)43km/h (27mph)57km/h (35mph)43km/h (27mph)44km/h (27mph)53km/h (33mph)
Direction 149°
SSE
156°
SSE
162°
SSE
160°
SSE
137°
SE
124°
ESE
122°
ESE
125°
SE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (5.8ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.9m (6.3ft)2.0m (6.4ft)1.9m (6.3ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.8m (6.0ft)1.8m (5.8ft)
Direction 89°
E
83°
E
84°
E
84°
E
80°
E
83°
E
88°
E
87°
E
Period15.7 sec.15.5 sec.15.4 sec.15.4 sec.14.9 sec.14.8 sec.14.8 sec.14.7 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:43 and will set at 17:51 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.7mph km/h (with gusts up to 34.2mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%81%81%83%79%82%83%81%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover98%95%78%87%61%56%30%50%
Heat index24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)
Wind
Speed37km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)35km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)43km/h (27mph)41km/h (25mph)
Gusts49km/h (31mph)43km/h (27mph)44km/h (27mph)42km/h (26mph)50km/h (31mph)45km/h (28mph)44km/h (27mph)55km/h (34mph)
Direction 135°
SE
147°
SSE
148°
SSE
148°
SSE
132°
SE
116°
ESE
114°
ESE
126°
SE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.4ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.5ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Direction 92°
E
87°
E
87°
E
92°
E
96°
E
93°
E
86°
E
83°
E
Period14.7 sec.14.6 sec.14.6 sec.14.5 sec.14.5 sec.14.5 sec.14.5 sec.14.5 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:43 and will set at 17:52 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 68°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 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 6.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%83%82%81%78%75%75%73%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover29%58%29%21%24%16%17%14%
Heat index24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)
Wind
Speed36km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)34km/h (21mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)
Gusts47km/h (29mph)43km/h (27mph)41km/h (25mph)42km/h (26mph)45km/h (28mph)37km/h (23mph)35km/h (22mph)46km/h (29mph)
Direction 129°
SE
144°
SE
148°
SSE
139°
SE
124°
SE
98°
E
103°
ESE
124°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.9m (6.1ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.7m (5.4ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Direction 81°
E
79°
E
77°
ENE
76°
ENE
75°
ENE
76°
ENE
83°
E
83°
E
Period14.5 sec.14.5 sec.14.5 sec.7.4 sec.7.3 sec.7.0 sec.6.6 sec.6.4 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)20°C (69°F)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:43 and will set at 17:52 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 67°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 24.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%75%76%76%75%72%71%72%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover16%12%8%12%7%7%16%33%
Heat index24°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)23°C (73°F)
Dew point16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)30km/h (18mph)36km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)41km/h (25mph)37km/h (23mph)36km/h (23mph)37km/h (23mph)42km/h (26mph)46km/h (28mph)49km/h (31mph)
Direction 132°
SE
137°
SE
139°
SE
140°
SE
123°
ESE
104°
ESE
101°
E
111°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 82°
E
80°
E
75°
ENE
72°
ENE
73°
ENE
79°
E
86°
E
84°
E
Period6.6 sec.6.7 sec.7.2 sec.7.3 sec.7.2 sec.6.8 sec.6.7 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°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)22°C (72°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 25 July 2026

On Saturday 25 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:42 and will set at 17:52 on the beach(es) of Great Barrier Reef. The outside temperature will be a high of 70°F t and a low of 67°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 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (69°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (69°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%76%78%77%75%76%75%74%
Barometric pressure1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1018 hPa1020 hPa
Cloud cover43%33%27%31%18%12%13%29%
Heat index22°C (71°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)
Dew point16°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)
Wind
Speed33km/h (21mph)30km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)40km/h (25mph)36km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)35km/h (22mph)42km/h (26mph)45km/h (28mph)40km/h (25mph)
Direction 131°
SE
146°
SE
150°
SSE
148°
SSE
129°
SE
108°
ESE
99°
E
106°
ESE
Wind chill21°C (69°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (69°F)
Waves
Height2.0m (6.6ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.6ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 81°
E
79°
ENE
78°
ENE
77°
ENE
79°
ENE
82°
E
82°
E
83°
E
Period7.0 sec.7.1 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.0 sec.7.0 sec.7.1 sec.7.1 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (72°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)22°C (72°F)

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