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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 10 July 3:00PM

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 10 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 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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 Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning.

Winds: Southerly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the 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 around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Mostly clear. 50% chance of showers through the Capricorn Channel, near zero chance elsewhere.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 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 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

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: South to southwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming east 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. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending westerly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 13 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming easterly below 10 knots in the late evening.

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 Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly in the 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 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

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

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 Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

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.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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.

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 south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the late afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

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

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before turning west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.

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 day.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

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

Forecast for Friday, 10 July

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 11 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 12 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 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 morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Arlington Reef

▲ N

16 kn SSE

· 21 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 21 °C

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↓ Falling

Current: 2.30m

Weather Now for Scott River

21 °C

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Wind

16 kn SSE

Humidity

83%

Pressure

1019 hPa

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