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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Wednesday, 28 October 9:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: 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 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: 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 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 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: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm, with possible squalls inshore.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 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 before dawn then tending easterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 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: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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 morning.

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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then turning southeasterly early in the morning.

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 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

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. 50% chance of showers north of Creal Reef, near zero chance elsewhere.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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 decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning. Sunny day.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending east to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

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 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 becoming northeasterly about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers offshore, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

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

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 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 becoming northeasterly about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Mackay with possible squalls.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming easterly in the morning.

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 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 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 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then tending southeast to southwesterly 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 turning south to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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: 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: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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. 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: 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 northeast to southeasterly 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: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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 about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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: Partly cloudy.

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: Northeasterly below 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 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, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

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