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 — and sunset is at —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
11:39PM2.73m
11:13AM1.95m
1:04AM2.61m
12:31PM1.73m
3:20AM2.65m
3:54PM1.75m
4:31AM2.79m
5:01PM1.97m
5:20AM2.89m
5:47PM2.20m
6:01AM2.93m
6:27PM2.40m
6:36AM2.91m
7:02PM2.56m
7:07AM2.83m
7:35PM2.68m
7:34AM2.72m
8:07PM2.74m
7:59AM2.59m
8:39PM2.75m
8:22AM2.44m
9:11PM2.72m
8:43AM2.29m
9:46PM2.65m
9:03AM2.13m
10:23PM2.55m
9:14AM1.96m
11:06PM2.43m
7:30AM1.85m
Low Tide
6:05AM1.53m
5:34PM0.96m
9:22AM1.54m
6:50PM1.13m
10:34AM1.32m
9:13PM1.19m
11:20AM1.13m
10:39PM1.08m
11:57AM0.98m
11:33PM0.99m
12:29PM0.87m
00:18AM0.94m
12:58PM0.81m
00:57AM0.95m
1:24PM0.77m
1:33AM1.02m
1:49PM0.75m
2:07AM1.11m
2:13PM0.74m
2:39AM1.24m
2:36PM0.76m
3:13AM1.37m
3:01PM0.80m
3:49AM1.52m
3:26PM0.88m
4:30AM1.66m
3:51PM0.98m
5:22AM1.79m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SE
 mm 
2
2
1
4
5
3
5
2
2
1
1
2
5
4
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
max°C
23
27
26
23
26
26
23
24
24
22
25
24
23
25
24
22
25
25
22
25
24
22
25
25
22
27
25
23
26
25
22
26
25
23
26
25
21
26
26
21
26
26
22
27
25
21
25
Moonrise
10:12
11:16
12:15
1:06
1:50
2:30
3:06
3:41
4:16
4:51
5:27
6:07
6:50
7:37
8:27
Moonset
9:24
10:30
11:35
12:36
1:33
2:27
3:18
4:08
4:57
5:47
6:39
7:31
8:25
9:18
10:09
Sunrise
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
Sunset
6:04
6:04
6:02
6:01
6:01
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
5:59
5:59
5:58
5:58
5:57
5:57
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is
27.5° C
(Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 27.1 max: 28.3 min: 25.9°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026
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