Weather Broadcasts via Inmarsat SafetyNET

Inmarsat SafetyNET weather services

Inmarsat Standard-C equipment required
The Bureau of Meteorology provides a range of marine forecasts and warnings via the Inmarsat system. Services for METAREA X are provided for Bass Strait, Torres Strait, Western Australian and Northern Territory coastal waters and for the Australian high seas areas.

These broadcasts are provided as part of the International Maritime Safety Information broadcast service to shipping, under the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.

Australian SafetyNET weather bulletins schedule

Forecast type Areas Times
High seas North Eastern, South Eastern,
Western, Northern
1100, 2300 UTC
High seas Southern 1100 UTC
Coastal waters Bass Strait


Torres Strait


Northern Territory
(Cape Fourcroy to NT-Qld Border)

Western Australia
Northern Australia
(WA-NT Border to Cape Fourcroy)

0530 LST; 1930 UTC*
1715 LST; 0715 UTC*

0445 LST; 1845 UTC
1600 LST; 0600 UTC

0445 LST; 1915 UTC
1600 LST; 0630 UTC

0430 LST; 2030 UTC
1630 LST; 0830 UTC

Note: LST = Local Standard Time (which adjusts for daylight saving times)
* Broadcast is made at the same LST all year round, however UTC time changes 1 hour later during Australian Daylight Saving Time.

Australian SafetyNET weather warnings schedule

Warnings are broadcast as they are issued by Bureau forecasting centres, with one repeat after 6 minutes.