Heron Island

Southern Reef · inner reef

-23.4400, 151.9100

poor

33

Calculated score for Sunday 13 September

Wind
16.9 kn average
Waves
0.9 m average
UV index
3.9
Water temperature
21.2 °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

17.6 kn 0.9 m 1.51 kn
poor
9

7 AM

18.4 kn 0.9 m 1.51 kn
poor
7

8 AM

18.4 kn 1.0 m 1.30 kn
poor
13

9 AM

17.9 kn 1.0 m 0.92 kn
poor
28

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

16.9 kn 1.1 m 0.32 kn
poor
44

11 AM

16.8 kn 1.0 m 0.22 kn
fair
53

12 PM

16.9 kn 1.0 m 0.38 kn
fair
56

1 PM

16.5 kn 0.9 m 0.54 kn
fair
54

2 PM

15.9 kn 0.9 m 0.32 kn
Best forecast
fair
62

3 PM

15.8 kn 0.9 m 0.22 kn
fair
60

4 PM

15.8 kn 0.9 m 0.65 kn
poor
44

5 PM

16 kn 0.9 m 1.13 kn
poor
26

6 PM

16.7 kn 0.9 m 1.30 kn
poor
12

23.44°S, 151.91°E · Forecast response

Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model) · Internal deterministic scoring (Calculated) · Retrieved 13 Sept 2026, 10:18 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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