Tongue Reef Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef by early evening.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lying across the North Tropical Coast and adjacent waters will push slowly north over coming days. Tropical low 12U is likely develop along the trough in the Coral Sea from Tuesday and push northeast into the Coral Sea over coming days. The trough will deepen into the monsoon trough from around Wednesday.