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Tides
Tides for Cairns
Low Wed 15:21 (0.4m)High Wed 21:41 (3.1m)
Low Thu 03:40 (0.6m)
High Thu 09:52 (3.1m)
forecast winds
Wednesday: SE 15/20 ktsThursday: SE 15/20 kts
Friday: SE 15/20 kts
forecast
Southeasterly 15/20 knots. Lighter winds inshore early morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Thursday: Southeasterly 15/20 knots. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1/2 metres outside the reef. Swell: East to southeasterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef. Outlook Friday: Southeasterly 15/20 knots, decreasing to 10/15 knots south of Cairns in the morning. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1/2 metres outside the reef during the morning. Swell: East to southeasterly 1/1.5 metres outside the reef.
Issued Wed 04:45 ESTSeas: Up to 1.5m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, E
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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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