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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
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
11:57PM2.33m
2:57AM2.26m
4:55PM1.40m
4:02AM2.33m
1:13PM1.40m
4:38AM2.40m
5:31PM1.70m
5:05AM2.46m
5:48PM1.89m
5:28AM2.52m
6:07PM2.10m
5:52AM2.58m
6:31PM2.34m
6:19AM2.62m
7:01PM2.58m
7:36PM2.80m
7:24AM2.61m
Low Tide
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
4:15PM1.11m
4:38PM1.25m
2:30PM1.34m
11:50AM1.39m
1:45PM1.40m
11:48AM1.31m
10:09PM1.53m
11:56AM1.23m
10:59PM1.43m
12:08PM1.12m
11:38PM1.32m
12:23PM0.98m
00:16AM1.21m
12:44PM0.82m
00:56AM1.12m
1:10PM0.65m
1:38AM1.06m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
6
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
20
SE
 mm 
4
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
9
4
max°C
22
26
25
22
27
26
22
26
25
21
26
26
22
27
26
22
26
26
20
26
26
21
27
26
22
25
24
23
24
24
23
25
25
23
25
24
23
23
24
22
24
24
21
25
24
20
26
Moonrise
5:27
6:07
6:50
7:37
8:27
9:19
10:12
11:06
11:59
12:51
1:43
2:37
3:32
4:31
5:34
Moonset
5:47
6:39
7:31
8:25
9:18
10:09
10:57
11:43
12:24
1:03
1:41
2:17
2:55
3:34
4:18
Sunrise
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
Sunset
5:59
5:58
5:58
5:57
5:57
5:55
5:55
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:52
5:52
5:52
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is
26.4° C
(Statistics for 30 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 26.5 max: 27.8 min: 25.4°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026
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