Ribbon No. 8 Reef Weather Forecast

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Today 8 Mar North Tropical Coast and Tablelands

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
1st Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.
Weather Situation
A trough extends along the North Queensland coast and will push further south into Central and southern Queensland today, allowing a northerly flow to persist across northern Queensland waters over the coming days.
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Ribbon No. 8 Reef Temperature Statistics View More

March Temperature

Cape Flattery (47km)

  • Lowest 6 March, 2026

    21.9 °C

  • Average March

    26.3 °C

  • Highest 1 March, 2026

    33.3 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cape Flattery (47km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    23.9 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    26.5 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.3 °C
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