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 05:41 AM and sunset is at 06:50 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 209mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 204mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:52AM2.56m | 11:17PM1.68m | 12:36PM2.47m | 00:26AM1.65m | 1:27PM2.39m | 2:02AM1.69m | 2:33PM2.32m | 4:48AM1.92m | 3:59PM2.28m | 5:40AM2.22m | 5:07PM2.29m | 6:25AM2.53m | 5:59PM2.31m | 7:08AM2.80m | 6:46PM2.32m | 7:51AM3.02m | 7:30PM2.32m | 8:33AM3.18m | 8:13PM2.31m | 9:15AM3.23m | 8:55PM2.26m | 9:57AM3.19m | 9:37PM2.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM1.50m | 5:18AM1.05m | 7:44PM1.47m | 9:44PM1.36m | 7:28AM1.40m | 10:28PM1.19m | 9:36AM1.49m | 11:06PM0.99m | 11:26AM1.40m | 11:45PM0.77m | 12:25PM1.28m | 00:25AM0.55m | 1:15PM1.16m | 1:05AM0.36m | 2:03PM1.06m | 1:44AM0.21m | 2:48PM1.01m | 2:25AM0.16m | 3:32PM1.01m | 3:06AM0.21m | 4:17PM1.06m | 3:46AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | cloudy | risk tstorm | cloudy | risk tstorm | light rain | light rain | cloudy | mod rain | mod rain | risk tstorm | mod rain | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | heavy rain | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | rain shwrs | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 179 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 43 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 31 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Moonrise | 9:00 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 10:46 | — | — | 11:38 | — | — | 12:32 | — | — | 1:29 | — | — | 2:30 | — | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
Moonset | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:43 | — | — | 11:19 | — | — | 11:56 | — | — | — | 12:34 | — | — | 1:16 | — | — | 2:03 | — | — | 2:57 | — | — | 3:58 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:53 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is 29.1° C (Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 28.4 max: 29.6 min: 26.6°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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