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Arafura Coast Forecast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

View the current warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 8:30 am CST on Friday 17 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge over northeastern Australia directs moderate to fresh and gusty east to southeasterly winds over the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Arafura Coast.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Saturday 18 October

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far north during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 19 October

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 2:30 pm CST Friday.

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