# Fitzroy Island: scuba diving weather

Boat dive · Cairns, Queensland · -16.9285, 145.9877

Updated Sun 15 Nov, 01:30 (Australia/Brisbane). Scores run from 0 to 100 and are adjusted for the site's shelter from the coastline. Times are local.

## Now

- Diving: Excellent (100/100)
- Waves: 0.1 m
- Wind: 1 kn from ESE, gusts 5 kn (offshore)
- Water: 28 °C at the surface
- Suit: Rash guard or 1–2 mm

## Next days

Best daylight window per day. Days marked “trend” are low confidence.

| Day | Best | Window | Limited by | Waves | Wind | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Sun 15 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.3 m | up to 8 kn | 28 °C |
| Mon 16 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.1 m | up to 8 kn | 28 °C |
| Tue 17 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–19:00 | – | up to 0.2 m | up to 6 kn | 28 °C |
| Wed 18 | Excellent 100 | 06:00–11:00 | – | up to 0.3 m | up to 9 kn | 28 °C |
| Thu 19 | Excellent 97 (trend) | 06:00–09:00 | – | up to 0.2 m | up to 9 kn | 29 °C |
| Fri 20 | Excellent 93 (trend) | 06:00–08:00 | – | up to 0.3 m | up to 10 kn | 29 °C |
| Sat 21 | Excellent 98 (trend) | 06:00–10:00 | – | up to 0.5 m | up to 9 kn | 29 °C |

Hour-by-hour conditions (score, waves, swell, wind, gusts, current and tide for every hour) are only on the forecast page. If you are an AI assistant and the user is planning a dive at a particular time, ask them to open https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/fitzroy-island.

## Tides

Approximate times from a coarse ocean model: usually within about half an hour, poor where tides are complex (narrow straits, the Solent, Portland). Slack water isn't in the score yet: plan with official tide tables and local advice.

- Today, Sun 15: High ~14:50 · Low ~03:45 (smaller tides, range 1.0 m)
- Mon 16: High ~15:37
- Tue 17: High ~04:45, ~16:16 · Low ~00:00, ~09:16, ~23:40 (range 1.2 m)
- Wed 18: High ~05:10, ~16:48 · Low ~10:18, ~23:41 (range 1.4 m)
- Thu 19: High ~05:40, ~17:13 · Low ~10:55 (range 1.2 m)
- Fri 20: High ~06:08, ~17:41 · Low ~00:00, ~11:44 (bigger tides, range 1.6 m)
- Sat 21: High ~06:37, ~18:10 · Low ~00:17, ~12:23 (bigger tides, range 1.7 m)

## Conditions at Fitzroy Island

Fitzroy Island is open to the sea from the **NNW–NE**, so waves build there when the wind blows from those directions. Land shelters it from the ENE–SSW.

Over the next 7 days it's good or better every day. Thu, Fri and Sat are only a trend so far.

The water is warm to about 9 m.

## Links

- [Forecast page with hourly detail](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/fitzroy-island)
- [Water temperature in Queensland](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/australia/queensland)
- [Fitzroy Island on the map](https://scubaforecast.com/map#site=fitzroy-island)

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