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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Thursday, 29 October 11:07AM

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cooktown.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre offshore southern waters. Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore southern waters. Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore northern waters.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Creal Reef in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly during the day then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning easterly in the evening.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres between Hamilton Island and Mackay around midday.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly below 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Weipa during the morning. Winds tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly during the afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama from the late morning.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Cape Flattery

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13 kn SE

· 31 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Cape Bedford

↑ Warming

Now: 31 °C

Tides

Cape Bedford

↓ Falling

Current: 2.00m

Weather Now for Cape Bedford

31 °C

Feels like 32 °C

Wind

13 kn SE

Humidity

64%

Pressure

1016 hPa

At Cape Flattery

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Cape Bedford

13 kn SE

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