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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 5 August 2:30AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers offshore, near zero chance elsewhere.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

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 early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore north of Cape Wessel.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of morning fog west of Groote Eylandt with reduced visibility.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Groote Eylandt during the morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly before dawn then tending east to southeasterly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 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 Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 5 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Mccluer Island

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12 kn SE

· 24 °C

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Now: 24 °C

Tides

New Year Island

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Current: 1.98m

Weather Now for New Year Island

24 °C

Feels like 23 °C

Wind

12 kn SE

Humidity

71%

Pressure

1015 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast