False Cape Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Innisfail.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm later this evening.

Weather Situation

A monsoon trough extends over the Peninsula and Cooktown waters. Tropical low 29U [999 hPa] in the northern Coral Sea will move towards the northeast coast over the next few days, most likely crossing the coast between Cooktown and Townsville on Friday, drawing the monsoon trough south.