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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 4 September 9:00AM

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 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, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening then tending east to northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny. The chance of morning fog inshore with reduced visibility.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 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 during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

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 around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny. The chance of morning fog inshore with reduced visibility.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to northeasterly early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Maroochydore in the late morning. Winds tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to 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: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

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, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Cowley Beach (Defence)

▲ N

4 kn SSE

· 25 °C

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Temperature

Dunk Island

↑ Warming

Now: 25 °C

Tides

Dunk Island

↑ Rising

Current: 1.75m

Weather Now for Dunk Island

25 °C

Feels like 27 °C

Wind

4 kn SSE

Humidity

65%

Pressure

1020 hPa

At Cowley Beach (Defence)

Nearby Wind

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Dunk Island

4 kn SSE

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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast