Elford Reef Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1026 hPa] centred over the Tasman Sea. The ridge will weaken during Thursday as the high shifts away to the east, before strengthening again from Friday as a new high moves east across southern Australia.