Hardy Reef - Heart Reef Area

Whitsundays · outer reef

-19.7500, 149.2500

excellent

92

Calculated score for Thursday 29 October

Wind
7.3 kn average
Waves
0.2 m average
UV index
5.1
Water temperature
27.7 °C
Current
1 kn

Hourly conditions

Hardy Reef - Heart Reef Area · 6 AM–6 PM · Australia/Brisbane

6 AM

7.9 kn 0.2 m 0.59 kn
good
80

7 AM

8 kn 0.2 m 0.86 kn
excellent
87

8 AM

6.3 kn 0.2 m 1.24 kn
good
78

9 AM

6.3 kn 0.2 m 1.57 kn
excellent
88

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

4.9 kn 0.2 m 1.62 kn
good
81

11 AM

4.5 kn 0.2 m 1.30 kn
excellent
88

12 PM

4.9 kn 0.2 m 0.92 kn
Best forecast
excellent
100

1 PM

5.8 kn 0.2 m 0.38 kn
excellent
100

2 PM

7.2 kn 0.2 m 0.59 kn
excellent
100

3 PM

8 kn 0.2 m 1.08 kn
excellent
96

4 PM

8.9 kn 0.2 m 1.24 kn
excellent
90

5 PM

10.3 kn 0.2 m 1.13 kn
good
83

6 PM

11.3 kn 0.3 m 0.92 kn
good
75

19.75°S, 149.25°E · Cached forecast snapshot

Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model) · Internal deterministic scoring (Calculated) · Retrieved 29 Oct 2026, 3:13 pm Australia/Brisbane

Record transparency

Additional operator, coral, conservation, access, and advisory records for Hardy Reef - Heart Reef Area are withheld until their sources and dates are validated.

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Tours and experiences

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