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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Sunday, 9 August 3:00AM

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

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

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

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Cape Capricorn during the day. Winds turning northwesterly in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay during the morning. Winds turning northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending north to northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly during the morning then shifting north to northwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the middle of the day.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny. Patchy morning fog south of Kowanyama with reduced visibility.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning westerly in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending northwesterly during the evening.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Cape York early in the morning.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% 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 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 10 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Cape Flattery

▲ N

12 kn SSE

· 22 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Ribbon Reef No.9

↑ Warming

Now: 22 °C

Tides

Ribbon Reef No.9

↑ Rising

Current: 1.31m

Weather Now for Ribbon Reef No.9

22 °C

Feels like 21 °C

Wind

12 kn SSE

Humidity

88%

Pressure

1014 hPa

At Cape Flattery

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Ribbon Reef No.9

12 kn SSE

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Sun

11 h 32 m of daylight

Now: 3:07am

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Moon

20% illuminated

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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast