Hicks Reef Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cooktown early in the morning and again in the evening.

Seas

1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cooktown.

1st Swell

East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1025 hPa] over southern Australia, and will remain in place over coming days as the high slowly drifts east.