Hedge Reef Weather Forecast

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cape Grenville in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough lies across the northern Coral Sea. Tropical Low 12U [997 hPa] is developing along the trough east of Cooktown, and is forecast to move southwest and cross the North or Far North Queensland coast on Sunday. A squeeze between 12U and a ridge of high pressure from a high [1022 hPa] over the Tasman Sea will lead to vigorous southeasterly winds south of the trough over the next several days. Meanwhile, a vigorous northwesterly monsoon flow will develop across Torres Strait during today.