Rachel Carson Reef Weather Forecast
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Today 9 Feb North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Cooktown Coastal Waters
Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation- Wind
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A weak trough extends across the northern Peninsula waters, gradually moving southwards. A ridge of high pressure extends over the remaining northern Queensland waters, weakening over the next several days as a high [1022 hPa] in the Tasman Sea slowly moves eastwards.
Rachel Carson Reef Temperature Statistics View More
February Temperature
Low Isles (68km)
Lowest 8 February, 2026
22.9 °CAverage February
27.9 °CHighest 2 February, 2026
32.9 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Low Isles (68km)
Average Low 2021–2026
24.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.1 °CAverage High 2021–2026
29.4 °C