Roper Groote Coast Forecast: Cape Arnhem to QLD-NT Border

No warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 2:31 am CST on Sunday 31 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure persists over central Australia and will continue directing southeasterly winds over coastal waters, fresh at times.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of Groote Eylandt during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres northeast of Groote Eylandt during the morning.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Monday 1 June

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 2 June

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 8:30 am CST Sunday.

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