Marine Weather
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Tides
Tides for Cairns
High Mon 07:40 (2.6m)Low Mon 13:25 (1.2m)
High Mon 19:14 (2.4m)
Low Tue 01:32 (0.6m)
forecast winds
Monday: SE increasing 15/20 ktsTuesday: SE 20/25 kts
Wednesday: SE 15/20 kts
forecast
Southeasterly 10/15 knots. Winds north of Cape Grafton reaching up to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Outlook Monday: Southeasterly 10/15 knots south of Cairns, increasing to 15/20 knots in the north. Winds throughout reaching 15/20 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres outside the reef during the morning. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Outlook Tuesday: Southeasterly 20/25 knots. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres outside the reef. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Wednesday: Southeasterly 15/20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.
Issued Sun 15:50 ESTSeas: Up to 1.0m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, E
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Cairns Forecast Graphs
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Sun & Moon Times
| First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | moon rise | moon set | Moon phase | full moon | last quarter | new moon |
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 05:12 EST |
 05:36 EST |
 18:42 EST |
 19:06 EST |
 16:03 EST |
 03:54 EST |
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