Arafura Coast Forecast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

No warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 2:30 am CST on Wednesday 30 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak pressure gradient extends over the coastal waters with a broad easterly flow.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 1 October

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore east of Maningrida.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 2 October

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 8:30 am CST Wednesday.

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