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Peninsula Coast: Sharp Point to Cape Melville Forecast

Peninsula Coast: Sharp Point to Cape Melville

Issued: Tuesday, 25 August 3:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns during the day. Winds tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns around midday.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Point Lookout during the morning. Winds shifting south to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the northern bay during the afternoon.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then decreasing to below 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the morning then becoming west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Weipa.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Kowanyama in the late morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots tending southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore. Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Cape York early in the morning and again in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Tuesday, 25 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the middle of the day then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Wednesday, 26 August

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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