Sea weather in Cooktown in Australia All the beach weather in Cooktown

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Cooktown in Australia, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Cooktown over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Cooktown in Australia this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Cooktown. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Saturday 18 July 202668°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 19 July 202668°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202670°F to 72°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202670°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202672°F to 76°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202672°F to 74°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202672°F to 74°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Cooktown

Sea weather on Saturday 18 July 2026

On Saturday 18 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:46 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 5.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (76°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity69%58%59%56%60%65%72%71%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover59%6%0%0%0%13%33%39%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (76°F)20°C (68°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point16°C (60°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)30km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)
Gusts47km/h (29mph)48km/h (30mph)47km/h (29mph)39km/h (24mph)38km/h (24mph)47km/h (29mph)36km/h (22mph)48km/h (30mph)
Direction 143°
SE
143°
SE
140°
SE
144°
SE
157°
SSE
153°
SSE
148°
SSE
144°
SE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.8m (6.1ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.8m (5.8ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.5ft)
Direction 109°
ESE
108°
ESE
107°
ESE
106°
ESE
105°
ESE
104°
ESE
129°
SE
126°
SE
Period1.0 sec.1.0 sec.1.0 sec.1.0 sec.1.0 sec.8.3 sec.8.1 sec.8.1 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:46 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 68°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 28.6mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity72%73%71%66%63%60%67%69%
Barometric pressure1019 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover38%63%17%19%28%38%3%8%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)20°C (68°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)
Wind
Speed33km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts46km/h (28mph)46km/h (28mph)46km/h (29mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (26mph)41km/h (25mph)35km/h (22mph)46km/h (28mph)
Direction 142°
SE
143°
SE
149°
SSE
143°
SE
146°
SE
145°
SE
146°
SE
140°
SE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)20°C (68°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.4ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.3ft)
Direction 121°
ESE
119°
ESE
113°
ESE
117°
ESE
120°
ESE
116°
ESE
116°
ESE
116°
ESE
Period8.1 sec.8.1 sec.8.1 sec.8.1 sec.8.1 sec.20.2 sec.19.9 sec.19.2 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:46 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 72°F t and a low of 70°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)25°C (76°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity69%64%64%61%69%74%74%78%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1018 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover9%0%0%13%81%89%54%34%
Heat index24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point16°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)28km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (15mph)25km/h (16mph)30km/h (18mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)43km/h (27mph)42km/h (26mph)30km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)38km/h (24mph)49km/h (30mph)50km/h (31mph)
Direction 140°
SE
144°
SE
146°
SE
144°
SE
152°
SSE
158°
SSE
154°
SSE
156°
SSE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.1ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.8ft)1.7m (5.5ft)
Direction 115°
ESE
114°
ESE
112°
ESE
111°
ESE
110°
ESE
110°
ESE
127°
SE
119°
ESE
Period18.9 sec.9.0 sec.9.6 sec.8.7 sec.8.6 sec.8.2 sec.8.2 sec.16.5 sec.
Significant height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:45 and will set at 18:05 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 70°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 20.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Perceived temperature21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%84%85%83%80%79%82%84%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1018 hPa
Cloud cover26%69%76%69%35%33%48%36%
Heat index24°C (76°F)21°C (69°F)24°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)
Dew point18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed33km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)26km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts49km/h (30mph)50km/h (31mph)48km/h (30mph)48km/h (30mph)38km/h (24mph)38km/h (23mph)40km/h (25mph)41km/h (25mph)
Direction 163°
SSE
165°
SSE
157°
SSE
130°
SE
114°
ESE
116°
ESE
131°
SE
139°
SE
Wind chill21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)
Waves
Height1.7m (5.7ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.7m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (5.0ft)
Direction 119°
ESE
116°
ESE
115°
ESE
115°
ESE
116°
ESE
115°
ESE
118°
ESE
117°
ESE
Period16.2 sec.15.8 sec.15.6 sec.15.4 sec.15.2 sec.14.9 sec.14.7 sec.14.5 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:45 and will set at 18:06 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 76°F t and a low of 72°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.1mph). Wave height will be up to 7.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature22°C (71°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%80%79%76%71%72%78%83%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover58%36%46%55%17%19%58%43%
Heat index24°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (78°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (65°F)19°C (66°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)35km/h (21mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)28km/h (18mph)39km/h (25mph)36km/h (22mph)35km/h (22mph)37km/h (23mph)43km/h (27mph)50km/h (31mph)
Direction 143°
SE
141°
SE
139°
SE
140°
SE
138°
SE
150°
SSE
150°
SSE
153°
SSE
Wind chill22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height1.5m (5.0ft)1.5m (5.1ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.9m (6.3ft)2.0m (6.7ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (7.0ft)2.2m (7.2ft)
Direction 117°
ESE
115°
ESE
114°
ESE
114°
ESE
113°
ESE
110°
ESE
108°
ESE
107°
ESE
Period14.4 sec.14.0 sec.13.9 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:45 and will set at 18:06 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 72°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.1in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.8mph). Wave height will be up to 7.5ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%83%81%78%75%73%74%73%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover43%52%65%57%52%68%46%39%
Heat index25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)
Wind
Speed33km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)35km/h (21mph)36km/h (22mph)35km/h (21mph)
Gusts48km/h (30mph)40km/h (25mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (26mph)43km/h (27mph)48km/h (30mph)41km/h (25mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 146°
SE
139°
SE
136°
SE
135°
SE
140°
SE
148°
SSE
149°
SSE
145°
SE
Wind chill22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height2.3m (7.5ft)2.3m (7.5ft)2.2m (7.2ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.1m (6.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)
Direction 106°
ESE
105°
ESE
104°
ESE
103°
ESE
103°
ESE
102°
ESE
102°
ESE
102°
ESE
Period14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.
Significant height1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.7m (5.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 06:45 and will set at 18:06 on the beach(es) of Cooktown. The outside temperature will be a high of 74°F t and a low of 72°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 24.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.9mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Perceived temperature25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%75%73%70%67%68%72%77%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1016 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1016 hPa1017 hPa
Cloud cover29%27%24%27%31%39%40%61%
Heat index25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (77°F)25°C (76°F)25°C (76°F)
Dew point17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)
Wind
Speed35km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)36km/h (22mph)39km/h (24mph)38km/h (24mph)38km/h (23mph)38km/h (23mph)37km/h (23mph)
Gusts50km/h (31mph)51km/h (32mph)51km/h (32mph)50km/h (31mph)50km/h (31mph)53km/h (33mph)44km/h (27mph)48km/h (30mph)
Direction 144°
SE
145°
SE
143°
SE
144°
SE
143°
SE
143°
SE
145°
SE
143°
SE
Wind chill22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Waves
Height2.0m (6.6ft)1.8m (5.9ft)2.0m (6.6ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.9m (6.2ft)
Direction 101°
ESE
101°
E
102°
ESE
101°
E
100°
E
99°
E
99°
E
99°
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Period14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.14.3 sec.
Significant height1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.6m (5.2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)

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