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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 23 October 3:00PM

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

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

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore northern waters during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore early this evening.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

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

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Point Lookout.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening with possible squalls.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm through the Capricorn Channel.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm through the Capricorn Channel at night.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening with possible squalls.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.

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

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Weipa early this evening.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly in the early morning then tending north to northwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending north to northwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Kowanyama around midday.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening with possible squalls.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Cape York during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Arlington Reef

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8 kn NE

· 27 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Arlington Reef

↑ Warming

Now: 27 °C

Tides

Arlington Reef

↑ Rising

Current: 1.85m

Weather Now for Arlington Reef

27 °C

Feels like 29 °C

Wind

8 kn NE

Humidity

76%

Pressure

1011 hPa

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Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Arlington Reef

8 kn NE

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Arlington Reef

8 kn NE

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Sun

12 h 34 m of daylight

Now: 4:21pm

52 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

90% illuminated

Waxing Gibbous

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