Reg Ward Reef Weather Forecast
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Today 20 Jan North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Cairns Coastal Waters
Cape Tribulation to Cardwell- Wind
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will linger over the Peninsula or northern Cooktown waters for several days and may develop into a monsoon trough from Thursday. Weak tropical low 17U is forecast to form in the northwest Coral Sea by Thursday and may linger for several days.
Reg Ward Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cardwell Marine Pde (84km)
Lowest 2 January, 2026
22 °CAverage January
27.8 °CHighest 12 January, 2026
33.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cardwell Marine Pde (84km)
Average Low 2021–2026
21.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
25.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
28.8 °C