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 06:09 AM and sunset is at 06:52 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very warm air temperatures (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
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
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
7:09AM2.50m
6:32PM1.87m
7:25AM2.64m
6:55PM1.94m
7:41AM2.76m
7:16PM2.04m
7:59AM2.87m
7:37PM2.14m
8:19AM2.97m
8:00PM2.26m
8:40AM3.04m
8:25PM2.37m
9:04AM3.07m
8:54PM2.46m
9:30AM3.04m
9:25PM2.50m
9:58AM2.94m
10:01PM2.50m
10:29AM2.79m
10:44PM2.43m
11:03AM2.57m
11:37PM2.31m
11:43AM2.32m
00:51AM2.19m
12:38PM2.06m
4:21AM2.26m
2:43PM1.85m
5:29AM2.58m
Low Tide
1:48PM1.50m
00:30AM1.04m
1:50PM1.41m
00:53AM0.92m
2:01PM1.32m
1:14AM0.80m
2:15PM1.24m
1:37AM0.69m
2:33PM1.16m
2:01AM0.62m
2:53PM1.10m
2:28AM0.58m
3:16PM1.05m
2:57AM0.61m
3:42PM1.02m
3:29AM0.70m
4:11PM1.03m
4:04AM0.87m
4:44PM1.07m
4:45AM1.10m
5:24PM1.13m
5:35AM1.39m
6:14PM1.21m
6:48AM1.67m
7:29PM1.28m
11:00AM1.66m
10:17PM1.18m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
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rain shwrs
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some clouds
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risk tstorm
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 km/h
5
ESE
10
E
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
0
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
20
SE
25
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
10
ESE
5
E
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
 mm 
2
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
3
5
2
2
11
2
6
3
1
2
4
1
1
2
1
4
10
2
2
2
14
9
9
2
2
4
11
5
13
max°C
31
30
27
31
30
27
32
30
27
29
28
26
29
28
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
29
28
26
30
30
26
29
27
26
29
27
25
28
28
25
27
27
25
27
27
25
28
29
26
27
26
Moonrise
12:21
1:08
1:59
2:53
3:49
4:45
5:41
6:35
7:29
8:23
9:18
10:16
11:17
12:20
1:25
2:29
Moonset
1:58
2:51
3:43
4:32
5:19
6:02
6:42
7:20
7:57
8:34
9:14
9:57
10:44
11:38
12:37
Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:15
Sunset
6:52
6:51
6:51
6:50
6:50
6:49
6:49
6:47
6:47
6:46
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:44
6:44
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is
29.7° C
(Statistics for 11 Feb 1981-2005 – mean: 28.9 max: 29.9 min: 27.8°C)
Issued (local time): 9 am Wednesday 11 Feb 2026
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
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