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North East Gulf of Carpentaria: Cape Keerweer to Crab Island Forecast

North East Gulf of Carpentaria: Cape Keerweer to Crab Island

Issued: Thursday, 6 August 3:00PM

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

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Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cairns.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Cape Capricorn in the early morning.

Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Cooktown in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cooktown.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Cooktown.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots between Creal Reef and Gannett Cay in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Creal Reef.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres through the Capricorn Channel.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the early morning. Mostly sunny day.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Hamilton Island.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending northerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres outside the reef.

Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 6 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Friday, 7 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Saturday, 8 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef.

Forecast for Sunday, 9 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre outside the reef, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Weipa

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8 kn E

· 28 °C

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Temperature

Pennefather River

↓ Cooling

Now: 28 °C

Tides

Pennefather River

↑ Rising

Current: 1.70m

Weather Now for Pennefather River

28 °C

Feels like 27 °C

Wind

8 kn E

Humidity

44%

Pressure

1013 hPa

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Pennefather River

8 kn E

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