Saint Crispin Reef Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres by early evening, then tending east to southeasterly 2 to 4 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A trough lying across northern Cape York Peninsula is developing into the monsoon trough. Tropical Low 12U is developing in the Coral Sea, and is forecast to move towards the north Queensland coast later this week. A ridge from a high [1020 hPa] over the Tasman Sea is enhancing southeasterly winds south of the trough over the next several days.