Turtle Bay Weather Forecast

Cairns Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1035 hPa] east of New Zealand. The ridge will weaken as the high moves away, with a new ridge developing on Saturday from another high that is forecast to cross southern Australia.