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
Magnetic Island Fringing Reefs
86 excellent
Best at 11 AM
12.7 kn 0.7 m
Sources: Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model)
Oldest forecast retrieval: 13 Sept 2026, 8:40 pm Australia/Brisbane
Forecast date
Forecast model overview · 2026-09-13
poor · 21
Calculated across 37 comparable reef records
Max wind 24.9 kn
Max waves 2.3 m
Score range 0–70
Magnetic Island Fringing Reefs
Townsville
inner reef
86 excellent
Best at 11 AM
12.7 kn 0.7 m
Daydream Island Reef
Whitsundays
inner reef
73 good
Best at 11 AM
12.3 kn 0.7 m
Border Island - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
inner reef
63 fair
Best at 11 AM
17.5 kn 0.8 m
Lady Musgrave Island
Southern Reef
mid reef
61 fair
Best at 1 PM
15.4 kn 1.3 m
Hayman Island Fringing Reefs
Whitsundays
inner reef
54 fair
Best at 11 AM
18.9 kn 0.9 m
Lady Elliot Island
Southern Reef
outer reef
52 fair
Best at 10 AM
15.4 kn 1.3 m
Hook Island - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
inner reef
50 fair
Best at 9 AM
19.2 kn 0.9 m
Hardy Reef - Whitsundays
Whitsundays
outer reef
49 poor
Best at 12 PM
18.6 kn 1.0 m
Hardy Reef - Heart Reef Area
Whitsundays
outer reef
49 poor
Best at 12 PM
18.6 kn 1.0 m
Blue Lagoon - Opal Reef
Port Douglas
outer reef
36 poor
Best at 11 AM
18.4 kn 1.4 m
Beaver Reef - Mission Beach
Mission Beach
outer reef
36 poor
Best at 1 PM
16 kn 1.2 m
Saxon Reef (Outer Sites)
Cairns
outer reef
27 poor
Best at 11 AM
18.2 kn 1.9 m
Ribbon Reef 10 - Cod Hole
Far Northern
outer reef
11 poor
Best at 11 AM
21.5 kn 1.5 m
Scores combine modeled weather and marine inputs. Incomplete inputs remain unavailable and are not used for the national ranking.