Murray Point Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cooktown in the evening.

Seas

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

1st Swell

East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers north of Cooktown, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state, weakening a little from Tuesday. A trough in the Coral Sea will extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early in the coming days. Tropical low 34U [1006 hPa] in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to move westward over the next few days and cross the Far North Queensland Coast later this week.