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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Wednesday, 10 June 8:30AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

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 Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

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Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Channel Point during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1.5 metres.

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning and again in the late evening.

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

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.

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

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots northeast of Groote Eylandt in the late morning.

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

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Mostly 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 evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Croker Island Airport

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9 kn E

· 30 °C

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Temperature

Point David

↓ Cooling

Now: 30 °C

Tides

Point David

↓ Falling

Current: 1.59m

Weather Now for Point David

30 °C

Feels like 31 °C

Wind

9 kn E

Humidity

56%

Pressure

1015 hPa

At Croker Island Airport

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50 km radius

Point David

9 kn E

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Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast