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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Saturday, 17 October 3:00AM

Forecast for Saturday, 17 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 around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

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.

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Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cape Capricorn in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Northerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the western bay.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the northern bay early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during 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: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Weipa during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Sidmouth.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

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

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

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

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

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

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

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: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: 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: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 17 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 18 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Easterly 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.

Forecast for Monday, 19 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Cape Flattery

▲ N

11 kn SE

· 24 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Low Wooded Island

↑ Warming

Now: 24 °C

Tides

Low Wooded Island

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Current: 1.04m

Weather Now for Low Wooded Island

24 °C

Feels like 24 °C

Wind

11 kn SE

Humidity

78%

Pressure

1015 hPa

At Cape Flattery

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Low Wooded Island

11 kn SE

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Sun

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Moon

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