Cowley Beach Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns during the morning and again in the evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A high in the Tasman Sea extends a firm ridge over the east of the state and directs fresh southeasterly winds along the tropical east coast. A trough in the Coral Sea may extend across the far northern Peninsula and Torres Strait early this week. An embedded tropical low [1008 hPa] in the far northeastern Coral Sea is forecast to move westward over the next few days and may approaching the Far North Queensland Coast later this week.