Wharton Reef Weather Forecast
- 28
- 29
Rain
- 28
- 28
Storm
- 27
- 29
Storm
- 29
- 30
Shower
- 29
- 30
Shower
- 29
- 30
Storm
- 29
- 30
Storm
Today 4 Mar Peninsula
Cloudy. High chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 30.
Peninsula Coastal Waters
Sharp Point to Cape Melville- Wind
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.
- Weather Situation
- A monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula and Cooktown waters. Tropical low 29U [1002 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea will move towards the northeast coast over the next few days, most likely crossing the coast between Cooktown and Townsville on Friday, drawing the monsoon trough south.
Wharton Reef Temperature Statistics View More
March Temperature
Coen Airport (103km)
Lowest 3 March, 2026
23.6 °CAverage March
25.2 °CHighest 1 March, 2026
32.1 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Coen Airport (103km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.8 °CAverage High 2021–2026
32.1 °C