Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland
Issued at 03:00 AM EST on Wednesday 08 April 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 09 April 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 08 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast and Cairns Coast
Wind Warnings for Thursday 09 April
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Cooktown Coast and Cairns Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 9:00 am EST Wednesday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog in the S early this morning. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds E/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 31.
Forecast for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 23° 23° 22° 23° 24° Maximum 31° 30° 30° 30° 30° 29° 29° Chance of rain 20% 60% 40% 30% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 40-80mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 16
(km/h)28
(km/h)20
(km/h)28
(km/h)17
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)31
(km/h)23
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE S SSE S SSE S SSE SSE SSE SE SE Relative humidity 68% 57% 71% 59% 78% 68% 76% 64% 76% 64% 82% 78% 87% 81% Dew point 21°C 20°C 21°C 20°C 22°C 22°C 22°C 21°C 21°C 21°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cairns (16.9254°S, 145.7752°E, 3m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:02am EST 6:24am EST 6:14pm EST 6:36pm EST 10:34pm EST 11:24am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
