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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast

Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell

Issued: Tuesday, 18 August 11:47AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Cairns in the late morning and afternoon.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Cairns during the day.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Capricorn in the late morning.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Cape Capricorn.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Agnes Water.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 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 offshore.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Hamilton Island in the early afternoon.

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

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore between Hamilton Island and Mackay.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds tending south to southeasterly in the evening.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending east to southeasterly 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, 18 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly early in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Maroochydore.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Cape Bowling Green during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Cowley Beach (Defence)

▲ N

7 kn S

· 22 °C

Warnings

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Temperature

South Barnard Islands

↑ Warming

Now: 22 °C

Tides

South Barnard Islands

↑ Rising

Current: 1.66m

Weather Now for South Barnard Islands

22 °C

Feels like 23 °C

Wind

7 kn S

Humidity

78%

Pressure

1024 hPa

At Cowley Beach (Defence)

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

South Barnard Islands

7 kn S

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Cairns Coast: Cape Tribulation to Cardwell Forecast