Elim Beach Campground Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 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.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough extends over the Cooktown waters and east into the Coral Sea. Tropical low 29U [1002 hPa] is situated on the monsoon trough over the northern Coral Sea. The longer term movement and development of 29U remains uncertain, but is expected to move southwest towards the Queensland coast later this week. A firm ridge and southeasterly wind surge extends over the waters south of the monsoon trough.