Van Diemen Gulf Forecast

No warnings for the Northern Territory

Forecast issued at 8:30 pm CST on Tuesday 22 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends into the Top End, maintaining an easterly flow over coastal waters.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Clear.

Wednesday 23 September

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 24 September

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 25 September

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the morning then turning north to northeasterly during the day.
Seas
Around 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.

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

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