Deception Point Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

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

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, tending easterly 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila in the Solomon Sea is forecast to remain slow moving over the next couple of days then start moving southwestwards late this week, approaching Far North Queensland into the weekend. A weak ridge will persist until Maila's approach.