Hicks Reef Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cooktown in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

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

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough extends over the Cooktown waters and east into the Coral Sea. Tropical low 29U [1001 hPa] is situated on the monsoon trough over the northern Coral Sea. The longer term movement and development of 29U remains uncertain, but is expected to move southwest towards the Queensland coast later this week. A firm ridge and southeasterly wind surge extends over the waters south of the monsoon trough.