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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Monday, 27 July 3:00AM

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

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: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% 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, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

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Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 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 later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly during the morning then becoming south to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

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: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Weipa during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Kowanyama early in the morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then turning south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 27 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers north of Cape Bowling Green, near zero chance elsewhere.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 28 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 29 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Cape Flattery

▲ N

8 kn SSE

· 22 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Lizard

↑ Warming

Now: 22 °C

Tides

Lizard

↑ Rising

Current: 1.42m

Weather Now for Lizard

22 °C

Feels like 22 °C

Wind

8 kn SSE

Humidity

91%

Pressure

1016 hPa

At Cape Flattery

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Lizard

8 kn SSE

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Lizard	8 kn SSE	22°
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Sun

11 h 25 m of daylight

Now: 5:41am

30 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

93% illuminated

Waxing Gibbous

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