Heron Island

Southern Reef · inner reef

-23.4400, 151.9100

poor

8

Calculated score for Thursday 17 September

Wind
21.7 kn average
Waves
1.3 m average
UV index
3.4
Water temperature
22 °C
Current
0.8 kn

Score below 50

The calculated score is in the model's lowest verdict band.

Hourly conditions

Heron Island · 6 AM–6 PM · Australia/Brisbane

6 AM

21.1 kn 1.2 m 0.97 kn
poor
0

7 AM

21.2 kn 1.3 m 1.13 kn
poor
0

8 AM

21.8 kn 1.3 m 1.24 kn
poor
0

9 AM

22.4 kn 1.3 m 1.24 kn
poor
0

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

22 kn 1.3 m 1.24 kn
poor
0

11 AM

21.9 kn 1.3 m 1.08 kn
poor
13

12 PM

21.3 kn 1.3 m 0.92 kn
poor
17

1 PM

21.9 kn 1.3 m 0.70 kn
poor
15

2 PM

21.9 kn 1.3 m 0.54 kn
poor
18

3 PM

21.2 kn 1.2 m 0.43 kn
poor
26

4 PM

20.2 kn 1.2 m 0.32 kn
Best forecast
poor
29

5 PM

21.9 kn 1.3 m 0.43 kn
poor
10

6 PM

22.9 kn 1.3 m 0.49 kn
poor
0

23.44°S, 151.91°E · Cached forecast snapshot

Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model) · Internal deterministic scoring (Calculated) · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026, 2:04 pm Australia/Brisbane

Record transparency

Additional operator, coral, conservation, access, and advisory records for Heron Island are withheld until their sources and dates are validated.

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