Double Island Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Innisfail in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during the morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

The monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula waters and will push south into the Cooktown waters later today. Tropical low 29U is situated on the monsoon trough over the northern Coral Sea. The longer term movement and development of 29U remains uncertain, but is most likely to drift towards the coast from Wednesday. A ridge and southeasterly wind surge extends over the waters south of the monsoon trough.