Outer Shoal Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cairns.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A strong ridge extends across the northern Queensland waters from a high [1037 hPa] in the Tasman Sea. The ridge will persist for several days as the high moves east, weakening a little over the weekend.