Great Barrier Reef forecast explorer
Great Barrier Reef snorkeling conditions today
Compare modeled weather and marine conditions across all 37 published reef sites.
Highest modeled score today
South Opal Reef
100 excellent
Best at 10 AM
9.6 kn 0.6 m
Sources: Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model)
Oldest forecast retrieval: 29 Oct 2026, 2:19 pm Australia/Brisbane
Forecast date
Forecast model overview · 2026-10-29
excellent · 92
Calculated across 37 comparable reef records
Max wind 19.1 kn
Max waves 1 m
Score range 69–98
South Opal Reef
Port Douglas
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 10 AM
9.6 kn 0.6 m
Blue Lagoon - Opal Reef
Port Douglas
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 10 AM
9.6 kn 0.6 m
Milln Reef (Milne Reef)
Cairns
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 1 PM
7.2 kn 0.8 m
John Brewer Reef
Townsville
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 10 AM
7.1 kn 0.3 m
Magnetic Island Fringing Reefs
Townsville
inner reef
100 excellent
Best at 9 AM
8.2 kn 0.3 m
Hardy Reef - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 12 PM
4.9 kn 0.2 m
Hook Island - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
inner reef
100 excellent
Best at 11 AM
4.7 kn 0.2 m
Border Island - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
inner reef
100 excellent
Best at 11 AM
5.5 kn 0.2 m
Hayman Island Fringing Reefs
Whitsundays
inner reef
100 excellent
Best at 11 AM
4.7 kn 0.2 m
Beaver Reef - Mission Beach
Mission Beach
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 11 AM
7.3 kn 0.4 m
Mackay Coral Cay
Port Douglas
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 10 AM
9.4 kn 0.5 m
Undine Coral Cay
Port Douglas
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 10 AM
9.9 kn 0.7 m
Saxon Reef (Outer Sites)
Cairns
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 2 PM
7.3 kn 0.8 m
Hardy Reef - Heart Reef Area
Whitsundays
outer reef
100 excellent
Best at 12 PM
4.9 kn 0.2 m
St. Crispin Reef
Port Douglas
mid reef
96 excellent
Best at 12 PM
8.4 kn 0.8 m
Lady Musgrave Island
Southern Reef
mid reef
96 excellent
Best at 12 PM
10.6 kn 0.7 m
Ribbon Reef 10 - Cod Hole
Far Northern
outer reef
95 excellent
Best at 11 AM
13.1 kn 0.8 m
Lady Elliot Island
Southern Reef
outer reef
92 excellent
Best at 9 AM
11.6 kn 0.7 m
Daydream Island Reef
Whitsundays
inner reef
91 excellent
Best at 12 PM
7.8 kn 0.1 m
Scores combine modeled weather and marine inputs. Incomplete inputs remain unavailable and are not used for the national ranking.