Port Etches, Hinchinbrook Island Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Port Etches, Hinchinbrook Island 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 03:36 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
1:12AM2.87m
12:10PM3.71m
1:47AM2.94m
12:47PM3.75m
2:22AM2.97m
1:23PM3.74m
2:56AM2.98m
1:58PM3.68m
3:30AM2.97m
2:34PM3.56m
4:07AM2.97m
3:12PM3.36m
4:46AM3.00m
3:58PM3.09m
5:29AM3.06m
4:57PM2.78m
6:18AM3.18m
6:18PM2.51m
7:10AM3.34m
7:48PM2.39m
8:03AM3.54m
9:09PM2.43m
8:56AM3.77m
Low Tide
6:40PM-0.15m
6:26AM1.44m
7:14PM-0.25m
7:03AM1.41m
7:49PM-0.30m
7:40AM1.39m
8:25PM-0.32m
8:19AM1.37m
9:01PM-0.30m
9:00AM1.35m
9:38PM-0.22m
9:44AM1.32m
10:16PM-0.08m
10:33AM1.27m
10:56PM0.12m
11:27AM1.18m
11:39PM0.39m
12:28PM1.05m
00:27AM0.70m
1:38PM0.84m
1:24AM1.01m
2:54PM0.51m
2:32AM1.25m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
12
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
E
3
1.8
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
SW
10
1.3
ESE
5
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
11
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
S
12
0.8
SSE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SSE
10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
25
E
40
E
15
E
20
N
25
NE
25
N
25
N
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
25
E
20
SE
 mm 
2
max°C
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
-3
-1
-1
-4
-5
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
2
3
Moonrise
11:15
11:53
12:07
12:11
12:12
12:12
12:11
12:10
12:09
12:08
12:08
12:10
Moonset
1:53
3:04
4:38
6:17
7:54
9:28
11:01
12:34
2:11
3:54
5:46
Sunrise
9:49
9:51
9:51
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:52
9:52
Sunset
3:36
3:36
3:36
3:37
3:37
3:37
3:38
3:40
3:41
3:41
3:42
3:44
Today's sea temperature in Port Etches, Hinchinbrook Island is
6.8° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.2 max: 7.6 min: 4.6°C)
Issued (local time): 2 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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