Roper Groote Coast Forecast: Cape Arnhem to QLD-NT Border

No warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 4:00 pm CST on Monday 17 March 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough lies over the northern Top End and the Gulf of Carpentaria and will continue to drift south.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Tuesday 18 March

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
North to northwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Wednesday 19 March

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
North to northwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Thursday 20 March

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
North to northwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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 4:45 am CST Tuesday.

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