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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 4 September 3:06PM

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 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. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly 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: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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 during the afternoon and evening.

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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.

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: Below 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 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 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: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the evening.

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 becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming easterly about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

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

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: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 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 afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 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: Variable 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 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloud clearing. The chance of morning fog in the western bay with reduced visibility.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then becoming east to northeasterly during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East 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 early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

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: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

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: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southerly below 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 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 15 to 20 knots.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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 evening then decreasing to about 10 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: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Arlington Reef

▲ N

16 kn SSE

· 22 °C

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Temperature

Michaelmas Reef

↓ Cooling

Now: 22 °C

Tides

Michaelmas Reef

↓ Falling

Current: 2.19m

Weather Now for Michaelmas Reef

22 °C

Feels like 23 °C

Wind

16 kn SSE

Humidity

72%

Pressure

1018 hPa

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