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North Kimberley Coastal Waters Forecast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

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Forecast issued at 1:01 am WST on Tuesday 21 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough extends from the Pilbara into the interior. A ridge builds behind the trough before another trough becomes established inland during Wednesday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending west to northwesterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre east of Kalumburu.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Kalumburu during this afternoon and evening.

Wednesday 22 October

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Thursday 23 October

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre east of Kalumburu.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

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 7:01 am WST Tuesday.

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