IDD11030
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
Issued at 5:43 pm CST on Wednesday 29 April 2026
for the period until midnight CST Saturday 2 May 2026.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
A ridge remains over the Territory, moving into northeast Australia and weakening this weekend. Moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds result over the coastal waters.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far north. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Groote Eylandt in the early afternoon. Winds turning southeasterly in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Groote Eylandt during the morning. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Easterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late afternoon then becoming easterly in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly below 10 knots becoming northeasterly in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Easterly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 8:30 pm CST Wednesday.
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