Lizard Island Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1026 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will weaken during Thursday as the high shifts away to the east, before strengthening again from Friday as a new high moves east across southern Australia.