Southeasterly 15/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cairns in the evening. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, tending southeasterly 1/1.5 metres by early evening. Outlook Friday: Southeasterly 20/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late morning. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres outside the reef. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Saturday: Southeasterly 20/25 knots. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres outside the reef. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres outside the reef.

Issued Thu 09:00