Enable JavaScript to get the best experience.

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Tuesday, 22 September 8:30AM

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore west of Maningrida.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Show the MSLP/Synoptic chart

Other NT Coastal Waters Forecasts

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre south of Channel Point.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming variable below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon and again in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far northeast early in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Cape Wessel.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Murganella Airstrip

▲ N

6 kn E

· 30 °C

Warnings

No warnings within 100 km.

State Wide

View all NT warnings

Temperature

Cape Cockburn

↑ Warming

Now: 30 °C

Tides

Cape Cockburn

↑ Rising

Current: 2.30m

Weather Now for Cape Cockburn

30 °C

Feels like 32 °C

Wind

6 kn E

Humidity

55%

Pressure

1017 hPa

At Murganella Airstrip

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Cape Cockburn

6 kn E

Recent Locations

Cape Cockburn	6 kn E	30°
Winston Hills	-
Lysterfield South	-
Byrrill Creek	-
Mindarie Beach	3 kn S	17°
Point Jahleel	-
Round Island	Calm	26°

Sun

12 h 6 m of daylight

Now: 10:53am

38 seconds more than yesterday

Moon

79% illuminated

Waxing Gibbous

Live Weather

Nearby
Murganella Airstrip, NT	6 kn E	30°
Mccluer Island, NT	12 kn E	27°
Croker Island Airport, NT	7 kn NNE	30°
Windiest in Australia
Maatsuyker Island, TAS	33 kn NW	11°
Most Windless in Australia
North Walpole, WA	Calm	14°
Hottest in Australia
Roebourne Airport, WA	12 kn ESE	34°
Coldest in Australia
Mount Ginini, NSW	6 kn ENE	2°
Wettest in Australia
Norah Head, NSW	1.8 mm

More locations...

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast