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 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Fri 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:10PM3.12m | 8:15AM2.52m | 8:42PM3.02m | 8:50AM2.54m | 9:13PM2.84m | 9:26AM2.49m | 9:41PM2.61m | 10:02AM2.38m | 10:06PM2.35m | 10:41AM2.22m | 10:26PM2.09m | 11:26AM2.04m | 10:29PM1.84m | 12:46PM1.87m | 3:46PM1.92m | 7:16PM1.87m | 5:06PM2.11m | 5:19AM1.44m | 5:45PM2.28m | 5:54AM1.55m | 6:10PM2.42m | 6:16AM1.66m | 6:31PM2.52m | 6:35AM1.78m | 6:49PM2.61m | 6:52AM1.90m | 7:07PM2.68m | 7:09AM2.05m | 7:25PM2.73m | 7:29AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.60m | 2:17PM0.33m | 2:56AM0.62m | 2:53PM0.48m | 3:25AM0.68m | 3:28PM0.72m | 3:54AM0.78m | 4:02PM1.00m | 4:22AM0.90m | 4:36PM1.30m | 4:49AM1.04m | 5:12PM1.60m | 5:17AM1.18m | 1:23PM1.87m | 3:10AM1.35m | 2:19AM1.30m | 10:35AM1.31m | 1:48AM1.23m | 11:17AM1.17m | 1:08AM1.15m | 11:48AM1.05m | 1:09AM1.07m | 12:12PM0.95m | 1:18AM1.00m | 12:35PM0.86m | 1:30AM0.92m | 12:57PM0.77m | 1:44AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 28 |
Moonrise | — | 5:24 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:49 | — | — | 11:40 | — | — | 12:33 | — | — | 1:27 | — | — | 2:20 | — | — | — | 3:13 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | 11:38 | — | — | — | 12:31 | — | — | 1:22 | — | — | 2:09 | — | — | 2:53 | — | — | 3:34 | — | — | 4:12 | — | — | 4:49 |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Cairns is 23.8°C (Statistics for 09 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 24.4 max: 26.0 min: 23.2°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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