North Tiwi Coast Forecast: Cape Fourcroy to Cape Don

View the current warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 8:30 pm CST on Thursday 16 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure directs an east to southeasterly flow across coastal waters.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Clear.

Friday 17 July

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Saturday 18 July

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 19 July

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly 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.

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

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