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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Monday, 20 July 3:00AM

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cairns during the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Cooktown during the day.

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.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

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 south of Cooktown.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending easterly 2 to 2.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

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

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the northern bay early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the northern bay.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cullen Point early in the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 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, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Kowanyama early in the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending easterly 2 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Monday, 20 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Cairns (Coastal)

▲ N

6 kn SSE

· 14 °C

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Temperature

Cairns North

↑ Warming

Now: 14 °C

Tides

Cairns North

↓ Falling

Current: 1.39m

Weather Now for Cairns North

14 °C

Feels like 12 °C

Wind

6 kn SSE

Humidity

77%

Pressure

1019 hPa

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Cairns North

6 kn SSE

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