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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Thursday, 27 August 2:30PM

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore east of Maningrida by early evening.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

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Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Channel Point early in the morning.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far northeast in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending east to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Numbulwar during the morning and early afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Numbulwar during the morning.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 27 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 28 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then shifting north to northeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 29 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 30 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the afternoon then tending east to northeasterly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Mccluer Island

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16 kn E

· 27 °C

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Temperature

New Year Island - West

↓ Cooling

Now: 27 °C

Tides

New Year Island - West

↓ Falling

Current: 1.93m

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27 °C

Feels like 26 °C

Wind

16 kn E

Humidity

72%

Pressure

1014 hPa

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast