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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 23 September 2:52PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Maningrida in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

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 evening.

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 in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Channel Point during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre inshore.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening then becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cape Wessel in the early afternoon and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.

Swell: Easterly below 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.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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 Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

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 in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. 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. 50% chance of showers in the morning and afternoon.

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 east of Groote Eylandt during the morning.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 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 north of Numbulwar during the morning.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 23 September

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 24 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the late morning then tending east to northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Mccluer Island

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17 kn ENE

· 27 °C

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Temperature

New Year Island

↓ Cooling

Now: 27 °C

Tides

New Year Island

↓ Falling

Current: 1.05m

Weather Now for New Year Island

27 °C

Feels like 26 °C

Wind

17 kn ENE

Humidity

78%

Pressure

1013 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast