North Direction Island Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

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

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across the northern Peninsula waters, slowly moving southwards over the next few days. A ridge of high pressure extends over remaining northern Queensland waters, and will persist over coming days as a high [1022 hPa] over the Tasman Sea moves slowly eastwards.