GBR in May - Rain in the North?

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rkoifman

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My wife and I a going to GBR to dive in the last 10 days of March. We planned to go to Cairns/Port Douglas. I just found out that March is the rainiest part of the year there. Plus for good scuba diving you need to go 2 hours to the reef (we are not considering live aboards).

Alternatively, I am now thinking Heron Island which is right on the reef. Weather-wise it's supposed to be better as they have much less of the wet season.

Is my thinking correct or am I missing something? Any other alternatives - We can't change the time of our trip, though:confused:???
 
We were in Palm Cove & Pt D in early Dec a couple years ago. All the research I'd done said the rainy time was mid-Jan through April, but the locals corrected that it's really anywhere from Nov - April. We had several days of rain and it's heavy rain, not like a rainy season in FL or the Caribbean where it's just a couple hours a day. The trips out to the reef from Pt Douglas are long, and although the boats are a good size, it gets rough if the weather is bad. I would rethink N.Queensland and stay further south.
 
Better diving is further North or further out in the Coral Sea
 
I've been in May before and had great weather, plus you can get big discounts on "Standby" trips
 
Was on a liveaboard in May this year (Osprey / GBR) and weather was all right (a couple of cloudy days but otherwise very sunny). Diving was fantastic !
 
if you go Cairns or Port Douglas the best idea is the liveaboard. The reef is really far out. Heron island is a good alternative.

Check www.underwater.com.au for comprehensive info on all the diving in Australia - there are discounts for some of the operators so it's a good idea to have a close look ... lots of regional info as well.

See you underwater ....


Tim:) :) :)
 

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