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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Saturday, 5 September 9:00AM

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 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 in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly during the day.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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 Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning northerly in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southeasterly in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending easterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then tending easterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 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 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the northern bay in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the northern bay in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 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 north to northeasterly in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly in the evening then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 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 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 Monday, 7 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 Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots. Inshore afternoon northeast sea breezes 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Inshore afternoon northeast sea breezes 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly during the evening. Inshore afternoon northeast sea breezes 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Cowley Beach (Defence)

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5 kn SSE

· 25 °C

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Temperature

Dunk Island

↑ Warming

Now: 25 °C

Tides

Dunk Island

↑ Rising

Current: 1.09m

Weather Now for Dunk Island

25 °C

Feels like 27 °C

Wind

5 kn SSE

Humidity

73%

Pressure

1020 hPa

At Cowley Beach (Defence)

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Dunk Island

5 kn SSE

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Moon

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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast