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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Tuesday, 9 June 3:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cairns.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon then tending east to southeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the day. Winds turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning south to southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Kowanyama.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 9 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Arlington Reef

▲ N

21 kn ESE

· 22 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Channel Reef

↓ Cooling

Now: 22 °C

Tides

Channel Reef

↓ Falling

Current: 2.07m

Weather Now for Channel Reef

22 °C

Feels like 20 °C

Wind

21 kn ESE

Humidity

83%

Pressure

1019 hPa

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Channel Reef

21 kn ESE

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