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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Tuesday, 11 August 3:00PM

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 14 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 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then turning south to southwesterly inshore in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then turning westerly 10 to 20 knots in the evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then turning south to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon then tending west to northwesterly in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 14 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 afternoon.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to northeasterly about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeasterly in the morning.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the southern bay in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Becoming cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then turning westerly in the late afternoon. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to southeasterly in the early afternoon then tending south to southeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly during the afternoon then tending southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

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.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly 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 Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Maroochydore in the late evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning.

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

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 11 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 12 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 13 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending southeasterly in the morning.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 14 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Low Isles

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6 kn ESE

· 23 °C

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Temperature

Opal Reef

↓ Cooling

Now: 23 °C

Tides

Opal Reef

↑ Rising

Current: 2.83m

Weather Now for Opal Reef

23 °C

Feels like 24 °C

Wind

6 kn ESE

Humidity

86%

Pressure

1016 hPa

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6 kn ESE

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