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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 28 October 8:30PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Southwesterly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly before dawn then becoming west to northwesterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Easterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far northeast in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Cape Wessel 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 during the morning.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: 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 evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Croker Island Airport

▲ N

2 kn N

· 28 °C

Warnings

No warnings within 100 km.

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Temperature

Peacock Island

↓ Cooling

Now: 28 °C

Tides

Peacock Island

↑ Rising

Current: 0.45m

Weather Now for Peacock Island

28 °C

Feels like 33 °C

Wind

2 kn N

Humidity

75%

Pressure

1014 hPa

At Croker Island Airport

Nearby Wind

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Peacock Island

2 kn N

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast