View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm CST on Thursday 2 July 2020.
Weather Situation
A high [1025 hPa] over the Tasman Sea is slowly moving east, but will maintain a ridge of high pressure over the Queensland coast for a few more days. A new high pressure system [1029 hPa] located in the Indian Ocean is expected to enter the Great Australian Bight on Friday and strengthen during the weekend as it slowly moves eastwards.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Friday 3 July
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 4 July
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 5 July
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the evening.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am CST Friday.
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