Parau Island Weather Forecast

Torres Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots west of Cape York in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre west of Cape York, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore early this evening.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough will persist over the Cape York Peninsula and may drift a little southward over the North Queensland waters north of Cooktown in the coming days. A tropical low (18U) low lies within the monsoon trough near the west Peninsula coast, and will drift southward over the next few days and linger near the southern Gulf coast into next week. A weak ridge will persist over the northern waters south of trough this weekend, before weakening early next week.