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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Friday, 11 September 3:15AM

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far north.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore west of Maningrida early in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

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Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the Beagle Gulf in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northwest to southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending north to northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: 50% chance of showers this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 11 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 12 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 13 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Croker Island Airport

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7 kn E

· 25 °C

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Temperature

D'urville Point

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Now: 25 °C

Tides

D'urville Point

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Current: 2.02m

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25 °C

Feels like 26 °C

Wind

7 kn E

Humidity

82%

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast