Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 28 August 9:00PM

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% 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, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cairns.
Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.

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Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1.5 metres.
Swell: East to 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 Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cooktown.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly in the afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Creal Reef.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
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 Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.
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 Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Northerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island in the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore between Hamilton Island and Mackay around midday.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north around midday.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cullen Point.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning and again in the evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% 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: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly in the early morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Maroochydore.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore east of Cape York.
Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore east of Cape York early in the morning.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.
Forecast for Saturday, 29 August
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, tending easterly inshore during the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 30 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Forecast for Monday, 31 August
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
Cairns
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10 kn S
· 21 °C
Warnings
No warnings within 100 km.
State Wide
Temperature
High Island
21 °C 23 °C 1pm 17 °C 4am
↓ Cooling
Now: 21 °C
Tides
High Island
9:00pm 2.53m 3:17am 0.83m
↓ Falling
Current: 1.58m
Weather Now for High Island
Shower or two.
21 °C
Feels like 20 °C
Wind
10 kn S
Humidity
74%
Pressure
1021 hPa
At Cairns
Nearby Wind
50 km radius
N S W E 9 kn Cairns Calm Innisfail Aerodrome
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