Arafura Coast Forecast: Cape Don to Cape Wessel

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Forecast issued at 9:47 am CST on Thursday 27 November 2025.

Weather Situation

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Fina lies over the northeast part of the Kimberley. A trough lies through central parts of the Territory, with winds over the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea remaining broadly out of the north to northwest during the next few days.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and evening.

Friday 28 November

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.

Saturday 29 November

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

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

QLD - Torres Strait - Coastal Waters Forecast QLD - North East Gulf of Carpentaria - Coastal Waters Forecast QLD - South East Gulf of Carpentaria - Coastal Waters Forecast WA- North Kimberley - Coastal Waters Forecast Roper Groote Coast Forecast Gove Peninsula Coast Forecast Arafura Coast Forecast Van Diemen Gulf Forecast North Tiwi Coast Forecast Beagle Bonaparte Gulf Forecast

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

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