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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Friday, 21 August 9:00AM

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Cooktown in the late morning.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cooktown.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: 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 around midday.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 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 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

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Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cairns during the day.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Creal Reef early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly during the morning then becoming east to southeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of Cape Sidmouth during the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 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: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 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 evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 22 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 23 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Cooktown

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15 kn SSE

· 24 °C

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Temperature

East Hope Island

↑ Warming

Now: 24 °C

Tides

East Hope Island

↓ Falling

Current: 0.96m

Weather Now for East Hope Island

24 °C

Feels like 21 °C

Wind

15 kn SSE

Humidity

66%

Pressure

1022 hPa

At Cooktown

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

East Hope Island

15 kn SSE

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Sun

11 h 39 m of daylight

Now: 10:56am

46 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

59% illuminated

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