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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Saturday, 10 October 9:00PM

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 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: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

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

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

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

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to northeasterly about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 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 northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Cloud clearing.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 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: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 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 Tuesday, 13 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 Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 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 Tuesday, 13 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, 10 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 13 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Lizard Island

▲ N

11 kn ENE

· 24 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

North Direction Island

↑ Warming

Now: 24 °C

Tides

North Direction Island

↓ Falling

Current: 0.94m

Weather Now for North Direction Island

24 °C

Wind

11 kn ENE

Humidity

87%

Pressure

1015 hPa

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50 km radius

North Direction Island

11 kn ENE

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