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Forecast issued at 8:30 am CST on Tuesday 28 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge dissipates as a trough south of the Top End directs northerly winds over the Gulf of Carpentaria, with winds weakening from mid-week.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Wednesday 29 October
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Channel Point early in the morning. Winds tending westerly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Thursday 30 October
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 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.
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 2:30 pm CST Tuesday.
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