Marine Weather
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Tides
Tides for Cairns
High Fri 06:34 (3.0m)Low Fri 12:47 (0.9m)
High Fri 18:49 (2.5m)
Low Sat 00:46 (0.8m)
forecast winds
Thursday: SE 25 ktsFriday: S/SE 30 kts
Saturday: SE 30 kts
Sunday: SE 15/25 kts
forecast
Southeasterly 15/20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres outside the reef. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Friday: South to southeasterly 20/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon and evening. Inshore winds up to 10 knots lighter during the early morning. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 2/3 metres outside the reef. Swell: Southeasterly 1/1.5 metres. Outlook Saturday: Southeasterly 20/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots at times. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres outside the reef. Swell: Southeasterly 1/2 metres outside the reef. Outlook Sunday: Southeasterly 15/25 knots. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres outside the reef. Swell: East to southeasterly 1/2 metres outside the reef.
Issued Thu 22:00 ESTSeas: Up to 2.0m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, E
most recent warnings
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South East Gulf of Carpentaria & Cooktown, Cairns and Townsville coasts
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Cairns Forecast Graphs
- locations
- Green Island
- Low Isles
- South Johnstone
- Cardwell
- Cooktown
- Innisfail
- Cairns
Sun & Moon Times
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