Switzer Reef Weather Forecast

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    Partly cloudy

Today 15 Aug Peninsula

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower north of Weipa in the late morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds easterly 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 33.

Cooktown Coastal Waters

Cape Melville to Cape Tribulation
Wind
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.
1st Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Weather Situation
A firm ridge extends over northern Queensland waters and will persist for several days as a strengthening high [1031 hPa] remains slow moving over southern Australia.
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August Temperature

Cape Flattery (90km)

  • Lowest 11 August, 2026

    17.9 °C
  • Average August

    22.8 °C
  • Highest 13 August, 2026

    28.1 °C

Climate (2021–2026)

Cape Flattery (90km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    23.8 °C
  • Average 2021–2026

    26.4 °C
  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.3 °C
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