Dunk Island

Mission Beach · inner reef

-17.9394, 146.1497

good

78

Calculated score for Thursday 17 September

Wind
8 kn average
Waves
0.5 m average
UV index
4
Water temperature
24.2 °C
Current
0.1 kn

Hourly conditions

Dunk Island · 6 AM–6 PM · Australia/Brisbane

6 AM

4.1 kn 0.3 m 0.11 kn
fair
69

7 AM

4.6 kn 0.3 m 0.22 kn
good
78

8 AM

5.5 kn 0.3 m 0.22 kn
good
73

9 AM

6.5 kn 0.3 m 0.16 kn
good
83

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

6.2 kn 0.3 m 0.16 kn
good
83

11 AM

9.6 kn 0.4 m 0.16 kn
Best forecast
excellent
86

12 PM

10.2 kn 0.5 m 0.16 kn
excellent
86

1 PM

10.5 kn 0.6 m 0.16 kn
good
84

2 PM

10.4 kn 0.6 m 0.00 kn
good
84

3 PM

10.2 kn 0.6 m 0.11 kn
good
81

4 PM

9.7 kn 0.7 m 0.11 kn
good
77

5 PM

9.1 kn 0.7 m 0.11 kn
fair
69

6 PM

7.4 kn 0.7 m 0.22 kn
fair
60

17.94°S, 146.15°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 Dunk Island are withheld until their sources and dates are validated.

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Tours and experiences

Tours for a Mission Beach reef trip

Viator names this reef in at least one published itinerary. Other cards are clearly labelled as regional alternatives.

Dunk Island half-day

Tropical Dunk Island Half Day Activity from Mission Beach

A Mission Beach trip whose published itinerary names Dunk Island.

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Skydive over Mission Beach

Regional option

From Cairns: Tandem Skydive Experience over Mission Beach

A regional scenic skydiving experience over Mission Beach.

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Tully River rafting

Regional option

Tully River Full-Day Rafting: Cairns, Mission Beach or Self-Drive

A regional full-day rafting trip available from Mission Beach.

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