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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Tuesday, 14 July 3:00AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Cairns in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

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

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Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Agnes Water.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore, tending northeast to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

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.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Mostly sunny. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots.

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 Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Point Lookout in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

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

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the day.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots north of Creal Reef in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Creal Reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Mostly sunny. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

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

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly in the afternoon.

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

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Weipa during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Weipa.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

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 outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres outside the reef.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Kowanyama in the late morning.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly in the morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

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

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

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

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the day.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore east of Cape York in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 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 Tuesday, 14 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 15 July

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 16 July

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Cairns

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10 kn SSE

· 18 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 18 °C

Tides

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Current: 1.79m

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18 °C

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Wind

10 kn SSE

Humidity

86%

Pressure

1020 hPa

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