Arafura Coast Forecast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

View the current warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 2:30 am CST on Saturday 20 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge building through the Territory will increase winds over coastal waters over coming days.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far north in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Sunday 21 June

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Monday 22 June

Winds
Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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 Saturday.

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