Arlington Reef

Cairns · inner reef

-16.7200, 145.9800

poor

47

Calculated score for Thursday 17 September

Wind
17.4 kn average
Waves
1 m average
UV index
3.8
Water temperature
23.7 °C
Current
0.4 kn

Score below 50

The calculated score is in the model's lowest verdict band.

Hourly conditions

Arlington Reef · 6 AM–6 PM · Australia/Brisbane

6 AM

11.4 kn 0.8 m 0.32 kn
Best forecast
fair
68

7 AM

12.2 kn 0.8 m 0.32 kn
fair
66

8 AM

14.2 kn 0.8 m 0.32 kn
fair
65

9 AM

15.6 kn 0.8 m 0.32 kn
fair
65

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

16.4 kn 0.9 m 0.32 kn
fair
57

11 AM

17 kn 0.9 m 0.32 kn
fair
54

12 PM

18.8 kn 1.0 m 0.43 kn
poor
44

1 PM

19.6 kn 1.0 m 0.43 kn
poor
37

2 PM

20.2 kn 1.1 m 0.43 kn
poor
34

3 PM

20.3 kn 1.1 m 0.49 kn
poor
31

4 PM

20.3 kn 1.2 m 0.49 kn
poor
27

5 PM

20 kn 1.2 m 0.49 kn
poor
20

6 PM

19.7 kn 1.2 m 0.49 kn
poor
12

16.72°S, 145.98°E · Cached forecast snapshot

Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model) · Internal deterministic scoring (Calculated) · Retrieved 17 Sept 2026, 2:04 pm Australia/Brisbane

Record transparency

Additional operator, coral, conservation, access, and advisory records for Arlington Reef are withheld until their sources and dates are validated.

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Tours and experiences

Tours for a Cairns reef trip

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Catamaran reef cruise

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Half-day reef snorkeling

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Full-day reef tour

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