Arafura Coast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel Forecast

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

Issued: Thursday, 21 May 8:30AM

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 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: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or 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 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 variable below 10 knots in the middle of the day.
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 about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Below 0.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% 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 around 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: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
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 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. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
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.
Croker Island Airport
N
16 kn ENE
29 °C
Warnings
No warnings within 100 km.
State Wide
Temperature
North Of Jones Shoal
29 °C 26 °C 5am 28 °C 10pm
↑ Warming
Now: 29 °C
Tides
North Of Jones Shoal
12:16pm 1.32m 6:23pm 2.35m
↑ Rising
Current: 1.41m
Weather Now for North Of Jones Shoal
29 °C
Feels like 28 °C
Wind
16 kn ENE
Humidity
61%
Pressure
1012 hPa
At Croker Island Airport
Nearby Wind
50 km radius
N S W E 16 kn Croker Island Airport
North Of Jones Shoal
16 kn ENE
Recent Locations
North Of Jones Shoal
16 kn ENE
29°
Sun
6:49am rise 6:25pm set
11 h 35 m of daylight
Now: 1:24pm
-21 seconds than yesterday
Moon
11:06am rise 11:00pm set
24% illuminated
Waxing Crescent
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16 kn ENE
29°
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