Border Island - Whitsundays

Whitsundays · inner reef

-20.1500, 148.9833

excellent

93

Calculated score for Thursday 29 October

Wind
7.2 kn average
Waves
0.2 m average
UV index
5.1
Water temperature
26.8 °C
Current
0.7 kn

Hourly conditions

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

6 AM

7 kn 0.2 m 0.43 kn
excellent
89

7 AM

6.2 kn 0.2 m 0.59 kn
good
79

8 AM

5.4 kn 0.2 m 0.81 kn
good
83

9 AM

4.2 kn 0.2 m 0.97 kn
good
83

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

3.4 kn 0.2 m 0.97 kn
good
83

11 AM

5.5 kn 0.2 m 0.92 kn
Best forecast
excellent
100

12 PM

7.7 kn 0.2 m 0.70 kn
excellent
100

1 PM

8.1 kn 0.2 m 0.65 kn
excellent
100

2 PM

8 kn 0.2 m 0.70 kn
excellent
100

3 PM

8.2 kn 0.2 m 0.70 kn
excellent
98

4 PM

9.6 kn 0.2 m 0.70 kn
excellent
95

5 PM

9.8 kn 0.2 m 0.70 kn
good
80

6 PM

10.2 kn 0.2 m 0.59 kn
good
73

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 29 Oct 2026, 3:56 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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