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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Tuesday, 21 July 9:00AM

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 in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns during the day.

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.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: 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.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% 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 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% 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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Friday, 24 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% 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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning then becoming easterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly in the 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 before dawn then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the early morning then turning south to southwesterly in the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 2.5 metres, tending easterly 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 21 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% 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 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 22 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 23 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Cowley Beach (Defence)

▲ N

9 kn S

· 22 °C

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Temperature

Eddy Reef

↑ Warming

Now: 22 °C

Tides

Eddy Reef

↑ Rising

Current: 1.58m

Weather Now for Eddy Reef

22 °C

Feels like 21 °C

Wind

9 kn S

Humidity

81%

Pressure

1018 hPa

At Cowley Beach (Defence)

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Eddy Reef

9 kn S

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