North Kimberley Coastal Waters Forecast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

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Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A broad trough lingers inland from the coast before moving east from late Wednesday, becoming stagnant over inland eastern parts.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Wednesday 14 October

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of Kalumburu in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm east of Kalumburu in the afternoon and evening.

Thursday 15 October

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Friday 16 October

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

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 1:01 am WST Wednesday.

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