Chinaman Reef Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre outside the reef.

1st Swell

Northerly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

An equatorial trough extends east from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji [1000 hPa] centred over the northern interior and across North Queensland waters. The trough is forecast linger and slowly weaken over coming days, with monsoonal-like northwesterly winds to the north of the trough.