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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Wednesday, 28 October 3:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots north of Cooktown in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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: East to northeasterly 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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, with possible squalls inshore.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending easterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly 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. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots during the day.

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

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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the evening.

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: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 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: East to southeasterly around 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 to 1 metre during the afternoon.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely with possible squalls.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 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 turning northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely, with possible squalls inshore.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning. Mostly sunny day.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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 turning northeasterly below 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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly 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 during the morning.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots 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 west to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming south to southwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cape Grenville.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Maroochydore. Possible squalls with thunderstorms inshore early this evening.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending east to southeasterly in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York by early evening.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

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Temperature

Carter Reef

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Now: 27 °C

Tides

Carter Reef

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Current: 1.18m

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