Beanley Island Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cooktown during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres south of Cooktown.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A firm ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1031 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will slowly relax over coming days as the high slowly weakens, before strengthening again from Friday as a new high moves east across southern Australia.