CAIRNS, QLD · GREAT BARRIER REEF
TODAY · 06:00

Great Barrier Reef fishing forecast

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Peak window opens 06:00 — 09:00. Swell 1.5m @ 6s ESE. Wind 6 m/s SSE.

BITE
40/100
SWELL
1.5 m
WATER
22.4°C
WIND
6 m/s

Great Barrier Reef (Cairns, QLD) is rated WAIT · 40/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Wed, 5 Aug at 68/100. In season now: Spanish mackerel, Wahoo, Coral trout, Red emperor, Sailfish.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

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

06:00–09:00 · 64/10018:00–21:00 · 67/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Great Barrier Reef: Wed, 5 Aug at 68/100.

SUN · TODAY
2
WAIT 40 · 06:00
MON
3
HOLD 48
TUE
4
HOLD 53
WED
5
HOLD 68
THU
6
HOLD 65
FRI
7
HOLD 65
SAT
8
HOLD 65
Per-day detail
Sun, 2 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell 1.5m @ 6s · Water 22.4°C · Rain 100%
Mon, 3 Aug · HOLD
48 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell 1.4m @ 7s · Water 22.3°C · Rain 75%
Tue, 4 Aug · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell 1.2m @ 7s · Water 22.3°C · Rain 24%
Wed, 5 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell 1.1m @ 6s · Water 22.4°C · Rain 8%
Thu, 6 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 1.0m @ 6s · Water 22.3°C · Rain 1%
Fri, 7 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 0.9m @ 6s · Water 22.3°C · Rain 25%
Sat, 8 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 0.9m @ 6s · Water 22.4°C · Rain 37%

TIDES — CAIRNS

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

Sun, 2 Aug

Low
04:24
1.01m
High
10:42
2.48m
Low
17:12
0.99m
High
23:12
2.13m

Mon, 3 Aug

Low
05:06
1.20m
High
11:18
2.32m
Low
18:00
1.02m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

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

Spanish mackerelWahooCoral troutRed emperorSailfish
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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