Opal Reef Weather Forecast

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    Shower

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Today 17 Apr North Tropical Coast and Tablelands

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 25 to 30.

Cairns Coastal Waters

Cape Tribulation to Cardwell
Wind
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.
Weather Situation
A ridge extends over the North Queensland Waters and will persists for the next several days. A trough over the northern Coral Sea may drift southward over Torres Strait and northern Cape York Peninsula late this week.
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April Temperature

Low Isles (40km)

  • Lowest 13 April, 2025

    24.1 °C
  • Average April

    27.8 °C
  • Highest 4 April, 2025

    33.9 °C

Climate (2020–Present)

Low Isles (40km)

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  • Average Low 2020–2025

    24 °C
  • Average 2020–2025

    26.1 °C
  • Average High 2020–2025

    29.3 °C
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