We are all getting used to the warmer weather now, the last week has been glorious! It has been ideal weather for the reef, and tourists and locals have been making the best of it.
Now that we have had the first rains, and the northerlies are here, we do not recommend any swimming on beaches in the Daintree Coast. There are no stinger nets here and the risk of stingers is too high. Try swimming in a waterhole at Emmagen or Mason’s instead.
NORTH TROPICAL COAST AND TABLELANDS DISTRICTFine. Light to moderate SE to NE winds. A moderate to high fire danger.Outlook for Tuesday ... Fine and mostly sunny. Outlook for Wednesday ... Mainly fine. Isolated coastal showers in the farnorth.
North Tropical Waters, Cooktown to Cardwell:Monday until midnight: SE/E winds 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon E/NE sea breezes. Seas to 1.2 metres outside the reef and to 0.8 metres inside the reef. Tuesday: SE/E winds 10/15 knots with inshore afternoon E/NE sea breezes. Seas to 1.2 metres outside the reef, 0.8 metres outside the reef. Wednesday: SE/E winds 10/15 knots.
Roads – the road to Cape Trib is open. Storms can bring down the odd tree so drive carefully. There has been no flooding recently.
The Bloomfield Track is open to 4WDs only and is in fair condition. Some mud/rough patches are developing. We recommend the use of low gear (low range if available on steep descents) The creek crossings are about 0.5m deep and will have rocks in them after flooding. Low clearance 4WDs may have trouble. I recommend all crossings be walked before driving, except Bloomfield Causeway which has a Croc risk. The Bloomfield Causeway has subsided on the northern downstream side and it is important you do not drive on this area.
Tides – are high morning and low afternoon until Friday, when the highs go to afternoon
Although the accommodation houses are not as busy, we still recommend pre booking
