Cairns Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the north Queensland waters. A low [1003 hPa] (ex-Tropical Cyclone Maila) will cross the Peninsula and Cooktown waters today, moving over land on Wednesday. A new ridge will extend over the north Queensland waters on Wednesday.