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Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation Forecast

Cooktown Coast: Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation

Issued: Tuesday, 16 June 9:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots in the late morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots before dawn then tending east to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Sidmouth early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 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: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening then becoming southeast to southwesterly 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: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Maroochydore during the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 16 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 17 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 18 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Cape Flattery

▲ N

16 kn SSE

· 27 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

North Direction Island

↑ Warming

Now: 27 °C

Tides

North Direction Island

↓ Falling

Current: 0.72m

Weather Now for North Direction Island

27 °C

Feels like 26 °C

Wind

16 kn SSE

Humidity

67%

Pressure

1019 hPa

At Cape Flattery

Nearby Wind

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North Direction Island

16 kn SSE

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