Harrier Reef Weather Forecast
- 27
- 27
Partly cloudy
- 26
- 27
Shower
- 26
- 26
Windy
- 25
- 26
Windy
- 26
- 26
Shower
- 25
- 26
Shower
- 25
- 26
Shower
Today 19 May North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower in the south, near zero chance elsewhere. Light winds becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- 1st Swell
- East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A weakening ridge extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1038 hPa] near New Zealand. A trough and southerly change will push east across waters south of Cairns today. A firm ridge will extend across northern Queensland in the wake of the trough during Wednesday as a new high [1027 hPa] moves east across southern Australia.
Harrier Reef Temperature Statistics View More
May Temperature
Cape Flattery (45km)
Lowest 14 May, 2026
22.9 °CAverage May
26 °CHighest 1 May, 2026
30.1 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Flattery (45km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.3 °C