Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

Local Waters Forecast for Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

Issued: Thursday, 21 May 2:30AM

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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 Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Channel Point during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming south to southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far northeast in the late evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Cape Wessel during the morning.
Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
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 below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
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, 22 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Numbulwar during the morning.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Groote Eylandt.
Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.
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22 °C
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