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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 23 September 2:30AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 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 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 about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending west to northwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 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 below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly 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 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 below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly during the morning.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: 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 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: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending easterly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly during the afternoon then tending northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Mccluer Island

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14 kn ENE

· 26 °C

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Temperature

Mccluer Island

↑ Warming

Now: 26 °C

Tides

New Year Island

↑ Rising

Current: 1.37m

Weather Now for Mccluer Island

26 °C

Feels like 26 °C

Wind

14 kn ENE

Humidity

77%

Pressure

1016 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast