Cairns Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cairns Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 06:28 AM and sunset is at 05:59 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm air temperatures (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:17AM2.43m
1:48PM1.56m
4:24AM2.60m
4:52PM1.81m
5:06AM2.76m
5:32PM2.10m
5:44AM2.89m
6:09PM2.40m
6:21AM2.96m
6:48PM2.66m
6:57AM2.96m
7:28PM2.87m
7:33AM2.89m
8:09PM3.00m
8:09AM2.75m
8:51PM3.03m
8:45AM2.55m
9:36PM2.98m
9:21AM2.32m
10:24PM2.87m
9:57AM2.06m
11:19PM2.71m
Low Tide
6:09PM1.23m
11:07AM1.46m
3:08PM1.55m
7:49PM1.29m
11:24AM1.27m
10:06PM1.20m
11:47AM1.08m
11:11PM1.04m
12:14PM0.89m
00:00AM0.90m
12:43PM0.73m
00:46AM0.81m
1:15PM0.59m
1:30AM0.80m
1:48PM0.51m
2:14AM0.87m
2:22PM0.49m
3:00AM1.00m
2:58PM0.53m
3:48AM1.18m
3:34PM0.63m
4:42AM1.39m
4:12PM0.79m
5:57AM1.57m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
 mm 
2.0
2.0
5
2.0
2.0
2.0
7
2.0
2.0
3
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
3
1.0
3
5
1.0
2.0
4
2.0
5
max°C
26
25
23
26
26
23
26
25
24
25
25
24
26
26
23
26
26
22
26
26
23
27
26
23
25
25
24
26
24
24
24
24
23
25
25
23
Moonrise
10:15
11:16
12:18
1:19
2:18
3:17
4:16
5:16
6:18
7:22
8:26
Moonset
11:02
11:57
12:49
1:36
2:20
3:01
3:41
4:22
5:05
5:52
6:44
7:39
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
Sunset
5:59
5:59
5:58
5:58
5:57
5:57
5:55
5:55
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is 27.8 °C (Statistics for 29 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 26.5 max: 28.0 min: 25.4°C)
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