Arafura Coast Forecast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

No warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast updated at 9:41 am CST on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge persists across Australia. A high will move into the Great Australian Bight on Thursday and strengthen over the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

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, increasing to around 1 metre in the far north.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 15 May

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Friday 16 May

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.
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 4:00 pm CST Wednesday.

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