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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Saturday, 10 October 3:07AM

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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: 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.

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Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

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

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning northerly during the morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

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 in the afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 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 turning northeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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 about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming east to northeasterly about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

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

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the southern bay in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

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

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 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 then becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: North to 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: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 October

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

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.

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 in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Maroochydore during the evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 10 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 11 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 Monday, 12 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 sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 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 Sunday, 11 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 12 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Lizard Island

▲ N

12 kn E

· 25 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Ribbon Reef No. 9

↓ Cooling

Now: 25 °C

Tides

Ribbon Reef No. 9

↑ Rising

Current: 2.32m

Weather Now for Ribbon Reef No. 9

25 °C

Wind

12 kn E

Humidity

78%

Pressure

1016 hPa

At Lizard Island

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Ribbon Reef No. 9

12 kn E

Recent Locations

Ribbon Reef No. 9

12 kn E

25°

Sun

12 h 21 m of daylight

Now: 7:59am

49 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

0% illuminated

New Moon

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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast