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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Saturday, 11 July 9:00AM

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly in the early morning then tending west to southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming west to northwesterly about 10 knots during the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly during the morning then becoming north to northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending west to northwesterly in the morning.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Weipa in the late morning and again in the late evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly 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 during the morning and again in the late evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres between Cape Grenville and Cape Sidmouth.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Maroochydore in the early morning.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Cowley Beach (Defence)

▲ N

3 kn SW

· 22 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Eddy Reef

↑ Warming

Now: 22 °C

Tides

Eddy Reef

↓ Falling

Current: 1.15m

Weather Now for Eddy Reef

22 °C

Feels like 24 °C

Wind

3 kn SW

Humidity

89%

Pressure

1020 hPa

At Cowley Beach (Defence)

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Eddy Reef

3 kn SW

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Sun

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Moon

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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast