Palm Beach Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

East to northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 4 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge will persist over the east coast for the next few days. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle [935 hPa] in the northwest Coral Sea is forecast to cross the Peninsula coast near Coen during Friday morning. Narelle is then forecast to weaken as it crosses Cape York Peninsula during the rest of Friday, enter the Gulf and begin reintensifying on Friday night, and move towards the Northern Territory on Saturday.