Sea weather in Cairns in Australia All the beach weather in Cairns

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Cairns in Australia, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Cairns over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Cairns in Australia this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Cairns. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Friday 5 December 202576°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 6 December 202576°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 7 December 202572°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Monday 8 December 202572°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 9 December 202577°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 10 December 202579°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 11 December 202579°F to 83°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Cairns

Sea weather on Friday 5 December 2025

On Friday 5 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:34 and will set at 18:39 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 5.2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity70%72%72%68%68%75%77%76%
Barometric pressure1013 hPa1013 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa
Cloud cover100%71%58%60%19%70%85%91%
Heat index29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)
Dew point21°C (70°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed35km/h (21mph)33km/h (21mph)35km/h (22mph)35km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)35km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)33km/h (20mph)
Gusts47km/h (29mph)45km/h (28mph)49km/h (30mph)47km/h (29mph)42km/h (26mph)51km/h (31mph)46km/h (29mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 143°
SE
149°
SSE
156°
SSE
154°
SSE
144°
SE
148°
SSE
144°
SE
139°
SE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.6m (5.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.7ft)1.5m (4.8ft)
Direction 86°
E
86°
E
87°
E
87°
E
88°
E
88°
E
88°
E
88°
E
Period8.0 sec.7.9 sec.7.7 sec.7.5 sec.7.2 sec.7.1 sec.7.0 sec.7.0 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 6 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:34 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 4.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%74%73%67%66%65%66%66%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover92%70%67%75%36%28%14%35%
Heat index30°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)21°C (69°F)20°C (67°F)20°C (67°F)19°C (67°F)20°C (68°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)
Gusts41km/h (25mph)41km/h (26mph)43km/h (27mph)41km/h (25mph)42km/h (26mph)40km/h (25mph)41km/h (25mph)32km/h (20mph)
Direction 137°
SE
147°
SSE
155°
SSE
150°
SSE
139°
SE
139°
SE
141°
SE
147°
SSE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.4m (4.8ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (4.0ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.4ft)
Direction 87°
E
87°
E
86°
E
86°
E
86°
E
86°
E
86°
E
86°
E
Period7.1 sec.7.4 sec.7.4 sec.7.0 sec.6.9 sec.6.7 sec.6.6 sec.6.8 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 7 December 2025

On Sunday 7 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:35 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 72°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 13.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 18mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)22°C (72°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (76°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity71%70%77%76%77%74%72%68%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover62%43%77%22%82%89%44%48%
Heat index28°C (83°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (83°F)25°C (76°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)
Dew point21°C (69°F)20°C (68°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (70°F)18°C (65°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)20°C (69°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)15km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)19km/h (12mph)16km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)
Gusts29km/h (18mph)26km/h (16mph)22km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)23km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)
Direction 157°
SSE
157°
SSE
160°
SSE
152°
SSE
129°
SE
117°
ESE
121°
ESE
133°
SE
Wind chill26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (78°F)26°C (79°F)22°C (72°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)
Waves
Height1.0m (3.2ft)0.9m (3.1ft)0.9m (2.9ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.8m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 86°
E
85°
E
85°
E
86°
E
87°
E
89°
E
89°
E
89°
E
Period6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.6.7 sec.
Significant height1.4m (4.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Monday 8 December 2025

On Monday 8 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:35 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 72°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity63%61%69%61%77%68%73%72%
Barometric pressure1008 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1007 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover4%0%0%0%0%4%74%75%
Heat index28°C (83°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)25°C (76°F)27°C (80°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)
Dew point19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)19°C (66°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed14km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)10km/h (6mph)11km/h (7mph)27km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts20km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)14km/h (9mph)29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)36km/h (22mph)36km/h (22mph)
Direction 146°
SSE
171°
S
212°
SSW
174°
S
147°
SSE
134°
SE
139°
SE
138°
SE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (79°F)22°C (72°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.9m (3.1ft)
Direction 90°
E
90°
E
90°
E
91°
E
91°
E
91°
E
87°
E
100°
E
Period6.7 sec.6.6 sec.6.6 sec.6.7 sec.6.8 sec.8.2 sec.7.8 sec.7.6 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (84°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 9 December 2025

On Tuesday 9 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:35 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity68%70%64%70%71%75%75%72%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover39%85%7%25%32%21%83%53%
Heat index29°C (84°F)28°C (83°F)28°C (83°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)
Dew point20°C (69°F)21°C (69°F)19°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)21°C (69°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)
Wind
Speed24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (18mph)28km/h (17mph)30km/h (19mph)
Gusts33km/h (20mph)33km/h (20mph)37km/h (23mph)36km/h (23mph)38km/h (24mph)41km/h (25mph)40km/h (25mph)41km/h (26mph)
Direction 152°
SSE
149°
SSE
152°
SSE
152°
SSE
135°
SE
146°
SE
142°
SE
151°
SSE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.2m (4.0ft)
Direction 97°
E
95°
E
95°
E
94°
E
91°
E
90°
E
103°
ESE
99°
E
Period7.2 sec.7.1 sec.7.1 sec.7.0 sec.12.9 sec.14.1 sec.14.3 sec.14.4 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 10 December 2025

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:36 and will set at 18:42 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 79°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%72%74%74%75%73%72%70%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1011 hPa
Cloud cover63%62%80%40%25%31%47%37%
Heat index30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)
Dew point22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (71°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (71°F)21°C (70°F)
Wind
Speed27km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts38km/h (24mph)36km/h (22mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (20mph)36km/h (23mph)39km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 145°
SE
150°
SSE
165°
SSE
155°
SSE
143°
SE
139°
SE
142°
SE
146°
SSE
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Direction 92°
E
87°
E
85°
E
85°
E
86°
E
88°
E
89°
E
90°
E
Period16.2 sec.10.5 sec.7.3 sec.7.1 sec.6.3 sec.5.8 sec.5.7 sec.6.5 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.6m (2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 11 December 2025

On Thursday 11 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:36 and will set at 18:43 on the beach(es) of Cairns. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 17.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.9mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%79%78%76%75%76%75%74%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1009 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover62%56%59%65%32%17%33%33%
Heat index29°C (84°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (84°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)
Dew point22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (71°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (73°F)22°C (72°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (14mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)28km/h (17mph)28km/h (17mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)29km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)33km/h (21mph)40km/h (25mph)39km/h (24mph)33km/h (20mph)
Direction 159°
SSE
168°
SSE
164°
SSE
146°
SSE
136°
SE
136°
SE
140°
SE
146°
SE
Wind chill27°C (80°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Direction 90°
E
90°
E
89°
E
89°
E
88°
E
88°
E
88°
E
88°
E
Period12.7 sec.9.9 sec.7.2 sec.12.4 sec.15.1 sec.15.2 sec.15.1 sec.14.7 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)29°C (83°F)

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