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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 4 September 9:00PM

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: 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: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

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

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 during the morning then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Agnes Water during the afternoon.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cooktown.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cooktown early in the morning.

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 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly in the 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 turning easterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

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 Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 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 northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly 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.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

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

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: Mostly sunny.

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 Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloud clearing.

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 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

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: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Sidmouth.

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.

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 Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny. The chance of morning fog inshore with reduced visibility.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to northeasterly early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Kowanyama during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northwest to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending northerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 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 Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

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: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn.

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 about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Arlington Reef

▲ N

13 kn SE

· 18 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

Michaelmas Reef

↓ Cooling

Now: 18 °C

Tides

Michaelmas Reef

↓ Falling

Current: 0.98m

Weather Now for Michaelmas Reef

18 °C

Feels like 18 °C

Wind

13 kn SE

Humidity

85%

Pressure

1018 hPa

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50 km radius

Michaelmas Reef

13 kn SE

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