Thornton Beach Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre north of Cairns.

1st Swell

Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A trough extends eastwards across North Queensland Waters from the northwest of the state. The trough is forecast to slowly contract inland over the next few days, before extending across Cape York Peninsula early next week as the monsoon trough.