Second Small Reef Weather Forecast

Peninsula Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, then decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula and Cooktown waters. Tropical low 29U [999 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea will approach the northeast coast in the next few days, likely crossing the coast between Cooktown and Mackay on Friday or Saturday, and drawing the monsoon trough south.