Switzer Reef Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
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Shower
Today 15 Jan Peninsula
Partly cloudy. High chance of showers north of Weipa, medium chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm from late this morning. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
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
- Northerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- An equatorial trough extends east from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji [1000 hPa] centred over the northern interior and across North Queensland waters. The trough is forecast linger and slowly weaken over coming days, with monsoonal-like northwesterly winds to the north of the trough.
Switzer Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cape Flattery (90km)
Lowest 1 January, 2026
23.2 °CAverage January
27.5 °CHighest 12 January, 2026
34.2 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Flattery (90km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
26.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
30.3 °C