Arlington Reef

Cairns · inner reef

-16.7200, 145.9800

excellent

98

Calculated score for Thursday 29 October

Wind
8.7 kn average
Waves
0.5 m average
UV index
5
Water temperature
27.1 °C
Current
0.4 kn

Hourly conditions

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

6 AM

8.3 kn 0.5 m 0.43 kn
excellent
86

7 AM

8.5 kn 0.5 m 0.43 kn
excellent
85

8 AM

9.2 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
excellent
87

9 AM

9.1 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
excellent
98

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

8.4 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
Best forecast
excellent
100

11 AM

8.5 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
excellent
100

12 PM

8.9 kn 0.5 m 0.43 kn
excellent
100

1 PM

8 kn 0.5 m 0.43 kn
excellent
99

2 PM

7.2 kn 0.5 m 0.43 kn
excellent
99

3 PM

7.7 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
excellent
100

4 PM

8.7 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
excellent
100

5 PM

9.8 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
excellent
92

6 PM

10.7 kn 0.5 m 0.32 kn
good
82

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 29 Oct 2026, 3:13 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

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