South Cape Bedford Weather Forecast

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cooktown in the late morning.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

1st Swell

South to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

A trough lying across the North Tropical Coast and adjacent waters will push slowly north over coming days. Tropical low 12U is likely develop along the trough in the Coral Sea from later today, initially moving northeast then westwards over coming days. The trough will deepen into the monsoon trough from around Wednesday.