Chinaman Reef Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weak trough extends across the Peninsula waters and will move over the Torres Strait in the evening. The trough will move south on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure extends over the rest of the north Queensland waters. The ridge will slowly strengthen over the next couple of days as a high [1023 hPa] over the Tasman Sea moves slowly northeast.