Cairns Harbour Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1026 hPa] over southeastern Australia. The ridge will remain in place over the next few days as the high slowly drifts east.