Hales Island Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the north Queensland waters. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila [1004 hPa] in the Solomon Sea is forecast to move southwest into the Coral Sea and weaken, before approaching and potentially crossing the Far North Queensland coast as a low pressure system later Tuesday or Wednesday.