McCulloch Reef Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
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Shower
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Storm
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Shower
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Shower
Today 21 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and may develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. Weak tropical low 17U is forecast to form in the northwest Coral Sea by Thursday and may linger for several days.
McCulloch Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
South Johnstone (58km)
Lowest 2 January, 2026
22.7 °CAverage January
26.6 °CHighest 17 January, 2026
35.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
South Johnstone (58km)
Average Low 2021–2026
20.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.7 °C