Cairns Sea Temperature
(Today) 18th Apr 2018
27.8°C / 82°F
Current weather
(shower rain)
27°C / 81°F
Partly cloudy
Wind
11 mph
Humidity
83%
The measurements for the water temperature in Cairns, Queensland are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.
Monthly average sea temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Monthly average max / min water temperatures
The graph below shows the range of monthly Cairns water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.
Max ºCMax ºFMin ºCMin ºFJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec16ºC20ºC24ºC28ºC32ºC36ºCOct● Min ºC: 24.5
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 27.9 27.9 27.3 26.5 24.4 22.9 22.4 23.1 23.2 24.5 26.1 27.8
Max °C 31 30.8 29.6 28.9 27.9 26.1 25.2 24.9 26.5 28.2 29 30.1
Min °F 83.4 83.3 82 80.7 77.3 74.5 73.4 74.3 75 77.5 80.1 82.9
Max °F 86.5 86.2 84.3 83.1 80.8 77.7 76.2 76.1 78.3 81.2 83 85.2
7 day tide forecast for Cairns
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Low 04:09am
(1.13m)
High 10:00am
(2.49m)
Low 04:15pm
(0.82m)
High 10:50pm
(2.71m)
Low 05:00am
(1.31m)
High 10:43am
(2.27m)
Low 05:00pm
(0.94m)
High 11:47pm
(2.60m)
Low 06:06am
(1.48m)
High 11:38am
(2.04m)
Low 05:57pm
(1.08m)
High 01:05am
(2.51m)
Low 08:58am
(1.56m)
High 12:56pm
(1.85m)
Low 07:14pm
(1.20m)
High 03:28am
(2.55m)
Low 10:35am
(1.35m)
High 04:03pm
(1.87m)
Low 09:37pm
(1.19m)
High 04:43am
(2.73m)
Low 11:24am
(1.13m)
High 05:10pm
(2.09m)
Low 10:57pm
(1.03m)
High 05:33am
(2.89m)
Low 12:04pm
(0.93m)
High 05:57pm
(2.32m)
Low 11:50pm
(0.88m)
*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest port (Cairns, Australia) and may differ by up to half and hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.
Average April sea temperatures
Max: 28.9°C / 84°F
Avg: 27.7°C / 81.9°F
Min: 26.5°C / 79.7°F
Cairns average sea temperature chart
These average ocean temperatures for Cairns are calculated from several years of archived data.
Locations nearby
Trinity Beach (13km/8.1mi)
Palm Cove (17.4km/10.9mi)
Port Douglas (47.2km/29.5mi)
Variations
Whilst sea temperatures for Cairns are as accurate as current data allows, there may be slight local and regional variations depending on conditions. Time of day and wind direction may have a temporary local effect as can water flows from neraby rivers.
Alternate names for Cairns
CNS, Cairns, Kerns, kai en si, keanzu, Кернс, ケアンズ, 凱恩斯
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