Lizard Island Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will deepen and extend into the Cooktown waters on the weekend, developing into a monsoon trough from Sunday. A ridge extends over the waters south of Townsville.