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Tides
Tides for Cairns
Low Tue 04:35 (1.0m)High Tue 11:19 (2.6m)
Low Tue 17:36 (1.5m)
High Tue 22:53 (2.0m)
forecast winds
Tuesday: SE 10 ktsWednesday: E increasing 10/15 kts
Thursday: E/SE increasing 10/15 kts
forecast
North to northeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Tuesday: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Wednesday: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly in the middle of the day, increasing to 10/15 knots inshore with afternoon seabreezes. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Outlook Thursday: East to southeasterly about 10 knots, increasing to 10/15 knots south of Innisfail in the middle of the day. Light south to southwesterly winds inshore in the early morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Issued Mon 15:54 ESTSeas: Up to 0.5m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, SE
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Cairns Forecast Graphs
- locations
- Green Island
- Low Isles
- South Johnstone
- Cardwell
- Cooktown
- Innisfail
- Cairns
Sun & Moon Times
| First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Last light | moon rise | moon set | Moon phase | first quarter | full moon | last quarter | new moon |
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 06:03 EST |
 18:57 EST |
 19:20 EST |
 08:35 EST |
 21:22 EST |
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