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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 30 October 9:00AM

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

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Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre offshore southern waters.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the early morning.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore southern waters.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

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

Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore between Hamilton Island and Mackay by early evening.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly below 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Weipa in the late morning. Winds tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to southwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: 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.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Kowanyama.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.

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

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

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

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

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, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Cape Bowling Green at night.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Cape Bowling Green in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 1 November

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Cairns (Coastal)

▲ N

11 kn E

· 31 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Cairns North

↑ Warming

Now: 31 °C

Tides

Cairns North

↑ Rising

Current: 2.60m

Weather Now for Cairns North

31 °C

Feels like 32 °C

Wind

11 kn E

Humidity

62%

Pressure

1017 hPa

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Nearby Wind

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Cairns North

11 kn E

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