CAIRNS, QLD · GREAT BARRIER REEF
TODAY · 05:00

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Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 1.4m @ 6s ESE. Wind 5 m/s SE.

BITE
40/100
SWELL
1.4 m
WATER
24.0°C
WIND
5 m/s

Great Barrier Reef (Cairns, QLD) is rated WAIT · 40/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Sat, 20 June at 73/100. In season now: Spanish mackerel, Yellowfin tuna, Wahoo, Coral trout, Sailfish.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 70/10018:00–21:00 · 86/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Great Barrier Reef: Sat, 20 June at 73/100.

WED · TODAY
17
WAIT 40 · 05:00
THU
18
HOLD 58
FRI
19
HOLD 63
SAT
20
GO 73
SUN
21
HOLD 63
MON
22
HOLD 63
TUE
23
GO 70
Per-day detail
Wed, 17 June · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 5m/s SE · Swell 1.4m @ 6s · Water 24.0°C · Rain 98%
Thu, 18 June · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 1.2m @ 7s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 67%
Fri, 19 June · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 4m/s S · Swell 0.8m @ 7s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 87%
Sat, 20 June · GO
73 /100
Wind 3m/s S · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 24.2°C · Rain 29%
Sun, 21 June · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 0.8m @ 6s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 44%
Mon, 22 June · HOLD
63 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 1.0m @ 5s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 24%
Tue, 23 June · GO
70 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 1.2m @ 6s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 31%

TIDES — CAIRNS

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the Cairns tide station, 1.2 km away — high reliability.

Wed, 17 June

Low
04:06
0.56m
High
10:54
2.75m
Low
17:12
1.14m
High
22:42
2.14m

Thu, 18 June

Low
04:54
0.71m
High
11:54
2.63m
Low
18:12
1.24m
High
23:42
2.01m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Cairns (QLD) waters for June. Verify current QLD DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

Spanish mackerelYellowfin tunaWahooCoral troutSailfish
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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