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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Tuesday, 18 August 3:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Capricorn during the morning.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Agnes Water.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the day.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds tending south to southeasterly 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 Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly early in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the 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 Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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 Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Cape Flattery

▲ N

16 kn SE

· 24 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Ribbon Reef No. 9

↑ Warming

Now: 24 °C

Tides

Ribbon Reef No. 9

↑ Rising

Current: 1.11m

Weather Now for Ribbon Reef No. 9

24 °C

Feels like 21 °C

Wind

16 kn SE

Humidity

72%

Pressure

1021 hPa

At Cape Flattery

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Ribbon Reef No. 9

16 kn SE

Recent Locations

Ribbon Reef No. 9

16 kn SE

24°

Sun

11 h 38 m of daylight

Now: 8:06am

43 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

29% illuminated

Waxing Crescent

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