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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Monday, 21 September 8:30AM

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

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Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre inshore during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 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 west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly below 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: 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 late afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 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.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: 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 Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then 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: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 21 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 22 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly 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 decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Maningrida Airport

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9 kn E

· 28 °C

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Temperature

Entrance Island

↑ Warming

Now: 28 °C

Tides

Entrance Island

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Current: 2.88m

Weather Now for Entrance Island

28 °C

Feels like 27 °C

Wind

9 kn E

Humidity

51%

Pressure

1018 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast