# Cairns, Queensland water temperature

The sea around Cairns is 27 °C to 29 °C at the surface right now. Over the next 7 days it stays between 27 °C and 30 °C.

The water stays close to the surface temperature down to about 6–22 m at the sites we follow; deeper it gets colder.

Most divers here need a 3 mm wetsuit today.

## Next 7 days

| Day | Surface |
|---|---|
| Sun 15 Nov | 27–29 °C |
| Mon 16 Nov | 27–30 °C |
| Tue 17 Nov | 27–30 °C |
| Wed 18 Nov | 27–30 °C |
| Thu 19 Nov | 27–30 °C |
| Fri 20 Nov | 27–30 °C |
| Sat 21 Nov | 28–30 °C |

## By dive site

| Site | Now | Today | Warm down to | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Opal Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/opal-reef) (Cairns) | 28.8 °C | 29 °C | ~16 m | Rash guard |
| [St Crispin Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/st-crispin-reef) (Cairns) | 28.8 °C | 29 °C | past 11 m | Rash guard |
| [Fitzroy Island](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/fitzroy-island) (Cairns) | 28.3 °C | 28–29 °C | ~9 m | Rash guard |
| [Michaelmas Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/michaelmas-reef) (Cairns) | 28.2 °C | 28–29 °C | past 6 m | Rash guard |
| [Hastings Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/hastings-reef) (Cairns) | 28.2 °C | 28–29 °C | past 22 m | 3 mm |
| [Saxon Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/saxon-reef) (Cairns) | 28.0 °C | 28–29 °C | past 18 m | 3 mm |
| [Upolu Cay](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/upolu-cay) (Cairns) | 28.0 °C | 28–29 °C | past 16 m | Rash guard |
| [Michaelmas Cay](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/michaelmas-cay) (Cairns) | 28.0 °C | 28–29 °C | past 6 m | Rash guard |
| [Norman Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/norman-reef) (Cairns) | 27.9 °C | 28–29 °C | past 18 m | 3 mm |
| [Thetford Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/thetford-reef) (Cairns) | 27.8 °C | 28–29 °C | ~9 m | 3 mm |
| [Pellowe Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/pellowe-reef) (Cairns) | 27.8 °C | 28 °C | past 11 m | 3 mm |
| [Flynn Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/flynn-reef) (Cairns) | 27.7 °C | 28 °C | past 22 m | 3 mm |
| [Milln Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/milln-reef) (Cairns) | 27.7 °C | 28 °C | past 22 m | 3 mm |
| [Moore Reef](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns/moore-reef) (Cairns) | 27.0 °C | 27–28 °C | past 11 m | 3 mm |

Surface temperature from the Open-Meteo marine forecast; temperature at depth, where available, from Copernicus Marine models (daily averages). Both are model estimates.

## Links

- [This page on the web](https://scubaforecast.com/water-temperature/australia/queensland/cairns)
- [Diving conditions in Cairns](https://scubaforecast.com/scuba-diving-weather/australia/queensland/cairns)

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Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Temperature at depth generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.