Beagle Bonaparte Gulf Forecast: WA-NT Border to Cape Fourcroy

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Forecast updated at 10:02 am CST on Friday 13 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough lies over the Gregory and Carpentaria Districts, with an embedded tropical low located over the Gregory District. The low is expected to slowly track towards the west and into WA over the weekend.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Channel Point during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Saturday 14 March

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Channel Point.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Sunday 15 March

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and 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.

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

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