Dunk Island

Mission Beach · inner reef

-17.9394, 146.1497

good

71

Calculated score for Sunday 13 September

Wind
10 kn average
Waves
0.8 m average
UV index
3.6
Water temperature
24.1 °C
Current
0.4 kn

Hourly conditions

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

6 AM

9.3 kn 0.8 m 0.49 kn
fair
65

7 AM

8.9 kn 0.8 m 0.32 kn
fair
65

8 AM

10.3 kn 0.8 m 0.22 kn
fair
66

9 AM

11.3 kn 0.8 m 0.22 kn
good
76

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

10.2 kn 0.8 m 0.54 kn
good
72

11 AM

10.2 kn 0.8 m 0.76 kn
good
76

12 PM

10.7 kn 0.8 m 0.65 kn
good
75

1 PM

10.7 kn 0.8 m 0.54 kn
good
75

2 PM

10.8 kn 0.8 m 0.32 kn
Best forecast
good
80

3 PM

10.6 kn 0.7 m 0.22 kn
good
78

4 PM

9.9 kn 0.7 m 0.22 kn
good
77

5 PM

9.1 kn 0.7 m 0.32 kn
fair
69

6 PM

8.3 kn 0.7 m 0.49 kn
fair
61

17.94°S, 146.15°E · Forecast response

Open-Meteo forecast integration (Forecast model) · Open-Meteo marine integration (Forecast model) · Internal deterministic scoring (Calculated) · Retrieved 13 Sept 2026, 10:17 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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