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Sailing Whitsundays - Weather & Tides

The climate is subtropical being just above the Tropic of Capricorn. The Whitsunday's are on the same Latitude as the Fiji Islands. They offer sunny tropical weather virtually all year round. The water temperature varies from 23°C in winter to 28°C in summer and the islands are protected from ocean swells by the Great Barrier Reef. Summers are hot and balmy with occasional showers, but even these are warm and refreshing. The trade winds are usually stronger between May and August, however you can expect sailing breezes almost every day.
Temperature by Month in Celsius

Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Max
30.5
30.2
29.6
28.1
26.0
23.4
23.1
24.3
25.9
27.3
29.5
30.4
Min
24.8
24.9
24.1
22.7
20.4
17.1
16.6
17.4
19.2
21.3
23.4
24.5

 

 
Rainfall by Month in Millimetres

Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
APR
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dev
Rainfall
253
278
314
150
145
62
45
24
15
40
58
114

 

 
Local Tide Times


The table below shows the tide times and depths for the week between October 6- 12 (2004) for the SHUTE HARBOUR region of the Whitsundays.

Wed 6 Thur 7 Fri 8 Sat 9 Sun 10 Mon 11 Tues 12
01:51 1.25 01:00 1.03 01:33 0.85 02:02 0.72 02:29 0.62 0255 0.54 03:21 0.47
07:27 1.84 06:53 2.08 07:28 2.31 07:58 2.50 08:26 2.67 0856 2.81 09:28 2.95
13:15 1.36 12:08 1.20 12:57 1.00 13:34 0.82 14:07 0.68 14:40 0.59 15:14 0.56
20:01 2.78 18:47 2.97 19:28 3.16 20:01 3.30 20:33 3.39 21:03 3.42 21:34 3.37
AM
PM
Low Tide
High Tide

 

To view the most recent Tide Chart click the button below to access the Flinders University's up to the minute weather projections.

 
 
 
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