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Forecast issued at 9:00 pm EST on Friday 23 January 2026.
Weather Situation
The monsoon trough will persist over the Cape York Peninsula and may drift a little southward over the North Queensland waters north of Cooktown in the coming days. A tropical low (18U) low lies within the monsoon trough near the west Peninsula coast, and will drift southward over the next few days and linger near the southern Gulf coast into next week. A weak ridge will persist over the northern waters south of trough this weekend, before weakening early next week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 24 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Winds turning easterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Sunday 25 January
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Monday 26 January
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:00 am EST Saturday.
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