Cairns North Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.

1st Swell

Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system [1025 hPa] in the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over North Queensland Waters. The ridge will persist over the next several days, as the high moves slowly east, with a new high moving into the Tasman Sea on Sunday.