Dunk Island

Mission Beach · inner reef

-17.9394, 146.1497

good

83

Calculated score for Thursday 29 October

Wind
5 kn average
Waves
0.2 m average
UV index
5
Water temperature
28.6 °C
Current
0.3 kn

Hourly conditions

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

6 AM

2 kn 0.2 m 0.70 kn
good
83

7 AM

3.4 kn 0.2 m 0.65 kn
fair
67

8 AM

3.6 kn 0.2 m 0.43 kn
good
79

9 AM

4.2 kn 0.2 m 0.32 kn
excellent
88

Preferred daylight · 10 AM–2 PM

10 AM

5.3 kn 0.2 m 0.11 kn
excellent
88

11 AM

5.7 kn 0.2 m 0.11 kn
Best forecast
excellent
91

12 PM

6.1 kn 0.2 m 0.22 kn
excellent
91

1 PM

6.3 kn 0.2 m 0.22 kn
excellent
91

2 PM

6.2 kn 0.2 m 0.11 kn
excellent
91

3 PM

6 kn 0.2 m 0.11 kn
excellent
88

4 PM

5.6 kn 0.2 m 0.22 kn
excellent
85

5 PM

5.7 kn 0.2 m 0.32 kn
good
76

6 PM

5.1 kn 0.2 m 0.43 kn
fair
69

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 29 Oct 2026, 3:13 pm Australia/Brisbane

Record transparency

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Tours and experiences

Tours for a Mission Beach reef trip

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Skydive over Mission Beach

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From Cairns: Tandem Skydive Experience over Mission Beach

A regional scenic skydiving experience over Mission Beach.

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Tully River rafting

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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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