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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Saturday, 24 October 9:00AM

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

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

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of rain south of Cape Capricorn, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Agnes Water in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

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

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore northern waters during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Point Lookout in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm with possible squalls.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

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

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

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

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the southern bay in the late afternoon.

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

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening with possible squalls.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

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

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Kowanyama in the afternoon. Winds tending north to northwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

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

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending north to northwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots south of Kowanyama in the afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

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

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening with possible squalls.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Cape York in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 24 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 25 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Monday, 26 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Cairns

▲ N

7 kn N

· 27 °C

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Temperature

Fitzroy Island

↑ Warming

Now: 27 °C

Tides

Fitzroy Island

↓ Falling

Current: 1.45m

Weather Now for Fitzroy Island

27 °C

Feels like 30 °C

Wind

7 kn N

Humidity

80%

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Fitzroy Island

7 kn N

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