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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Friday, 7 August 9:00AM

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cairns in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

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, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay around midday.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly in the early morning then becoming east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Cape Sidmouth by early evening.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 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 inside the reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the evening.

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

Low Isles

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12 kn SE

· 24 °C

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Temperature

Newell

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Now: 24 °C

Tides

Newell

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Current: 1.13m

Weather Now for Newell

24 °C

Feels like 24 °C

Wind

12 kn SE

Humidity

76%

Pressure

1018 hPa

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Newell

12 kn SE

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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast