Cairns Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Innisfail in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Innisfail.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lying across northern Cape York Peninsula is forecast to develop into the monsoon trough during today. Tropical Low 12U has formed along the trough in the Coral Sea, and will initially move eastwards before turning back towards the north Queensland coast later this week. To the south of the trough, a ridge from a high [1021 hPa] near New Zealand is leading to a surge in southeasterly winds over the next several days.