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

Go.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.8m @ 7s E. Wind 4 m/s SSE.

BITE
70/100
SWELL
0.8 m
WATER
24.1°C
WIND
4 m/s

Great Barrier Reef (Cairns, QLD) is rated GO · 70/100 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 · 83/10017:00–20:00 · 82/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

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

FRI · TODAY
19
GO 70 · 05:00
SAT
20
GO 73
SUN
21
HOLD 58
MON
22
HOLD 60
TUE
23
HOLD 60
WED
24
HOLD 50
THU
25
HOLD 53
Per-day detail
Fri, 19 June · GO
70 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 0.8m @ 7s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 31%
Sat, 20 June · GO
73 /100
Wind 4m/s SSE · Swell 0.7m @ 7s · Water 24.2°C · Rain 32%
Sun, 21 June · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 0.8m @ 6s · Water 24.2°C · Rain 59%
Mon, 22 June · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 1.0m @ 5s · Water 24.2°C · Rain 21%
Tue, 23 June · HOLD
60 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 1.2m @ 6s · Water 24.1°C · Rain 25%
Wed, 24 June · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 6m/s SSE · Swell 1.4m @ 6s · Water 24.0°C · Rain 12%
Thu, 25 June · HOLD
53 /100
Wind 5m/s SSE · Swell 1.3m @ 6s · Water 23.8°C · Rain 37%

TIDES — CAIRNS

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

Fri, 19 June

Low
05:54
0.89m
High
13:00
2.50m
Low
19:30
1.29m

Sat, 20 June

High
01:00
1.91m
Low
07:06
1.06m
High
14:12
2.39m
Low
20:54
1.28m

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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