Marine Weather
Great Barrier Reef Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Mackay Outer Harbour
High Sun 22:52 (5.4m)Low Mon 05:04 (1.1m)
High Mon 10:58 (5.3m)
Low Mon 17:17 (0.9m)
forecast winds
Sunday: NW 10 ktsMonday: SE 15/20 kts
Tuesday: SE increasing 20/25 kts
Wednesday: SE 15/25 kts
forecast
Northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Outlook Monday: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15/20 knots early in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Tuesday: Southeasterly 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres around midday. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre. Outlook Wednesday: Southeasterly 15/25 knots. Seas: 1/2 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.
Issued Sun 15:50 ESTSeas: Up to 0.5m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, E
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Mackay Forecast Graphs
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Weather News
Tropical Cyclone Seroja update
13:39 EST
Tropical Cyclone Seroja is tracking in a south-southeast direction and is expected to make landfall just north of Geraldton later this evening or early on Monday morning.
Powerful south-westerly ground swell impacts Tasmania
13:39 EST
Very large, long period waves are making for treacherous conditions along the western and northern coastlines of Tasmania. A series of cold fronts, which have brought gusty winds and cold conditions to much of the southeast, generated these large waves over the last week. Intense south to south-westerly winds over the Southern Ocean directed towards Australia with these fronts built this powerful swell event with passage of each frontal system across an already active sea state. On Tasmania’s western coast, the Cape Sorell directional wave buoy captured some very large waves bringing dangerous surf.