Border Island - Whitsundays

Whitsundays · inner reef

-20.1500, 148.9833

poor

32

Calculated score for Sunday 13 September

Wind
18.4 kn average
Waves
0.9 m average
UV index
4.1
Water temperature
22.3 °C
Current
0.9 kn

Score below 50

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

Hourly conditions

Border Island - Whitsundays · 6 AM–6 PM · Australia/Brisbane

6 AM

19 kn 1.0 m 1.03 kn
poor
28

7 AM

19 kn 1.1 m 0.65 kn
poor
27

8 AM

18.6 kn 1.0 m 0.32 kn
poor
38

9 AM

18.9 kn 1.0 m 0.32 kn
fair
51

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

18.5 kn 0.9 m 0.32 kn
fair
53

11 AM

17.5 kn 0.9 m 0.59 kn
Best forecast
fair
56

12 PM

17.8 kn 0.8 m 0.92 kn
fair
56

1 PM

17.5 kn 0.8 m 1.19 kn
poor
42

2 PM

17.7 kn 0.8 m 1.30 kn
poor
39

3 PM

17.8 kn 0.8 m 1.35 kn
poor
34

4 PM

18.6 kn 0.8 m 1.40 kn
poor
39

5 PM

18.8 kn 0.8 m 1.19 kn
poor
33

6 PM

19.3 kn 0.8 m 0.97 kn
poor
26

20.15°S, 148.98°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 Border Island - Whitsundays are withheld until their sources and dates are validated.

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Tours and experiences

Tours for a Whitsundays reef trip

These are regional Whitsundays alternatives. The operator chooses the day’s exact reef stops.

Outer reef and Whitsundays day

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Viper: Great Barrier Reef Snorkel Including Whitehaven Hill Inlet

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Island snorkeling cruise

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Whitehaven Beach and Hill Inlet Lookout Snorkeling Cruise

A regional Whitsundays cruise with two operator-selected snorkeling stops.

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See the Whitsundays from above

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1hour Scenic Flight Heart Reef, Whitehaven Beach, Hill Inlet, GBR

A scenic flight over the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef.

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Whitehaven and snorkeling raft

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Ocean Rafting: Whitehaven Beach, Snorkelling & Hill Inlet Lookout

A regional Whitsundays rafting and snorkeling day from Airlie Beach.

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Sail, paddle and snorkel

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Whitsunday Islands Sail, SUP & Snorkel Tour-Low numbers

A small-group regional Whitsunday Islands activity from Airlie Beach.

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Whitsundays sail and snorkel

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Full-Day Whitsunday Sail and Snorkel Adventure with Lunch

A regional full-day sailing and snorkeling trip from Airlie Beach.

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