Ellis Island Weather Forecast

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough will persist over the Cape York Peninsula and may drift a little southward over the North Queensland waters north of Cooktown in the coming days. A tropical low (18U) low lies within the monsoon trough near the west Peninsula coast, and will drift southward over the next few days and linger near the southern Gulf coast into next week. A weak ridge will persist over the northern waters south of trough this weekend, before weakening early next week.