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 SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 144mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:16PM2.09m | 8:32AM2.64m | 7:42PM2.04m | 9:01AM2.69m | 8:09PM1.99m | 9:32AM2.71m | 8:37PM1.93m | 10:04AM2.71m | 9:08PM1.86m | 10:38AM2.68m | 9:42PM1.80m | 11:13AM2.63m | 10:23PM1.73m | 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 | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.61m | 2:35PM1.41m | 2:04AM0.57m | 3:09PM1.41m | 2:31AM0.56m | 3:44PM1.42m | 2:58AM0.59m | 4:21PM1.44m | 3:27AM0.65m | 5:00PM1.47m | 3:59AM0.75m | 5:43PM1.50m | 4:34AM0.88m | 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 | ||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
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risk tstorm | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | clear | risk tstorm | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | risk tstorm | mod rain | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | |
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10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | |
max°C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Moonrise | — | 3:47 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 10:46 | — | — | 11:38 | — | — | 12:32 | — | — | 1:29 | — |
Moonset | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 9:26 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:43 | — | — | 11:19 | — | — | 11:56 | — | — | — | 12:34 | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 |
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is 28.8° C (Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 28.3 max: 29.3 min: 27.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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