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

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Forecast issued at 1:01 pm WST on Tuesday 23 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad area of low pressure through inland areas will move closer to the coast as an easterly flow develops, moving back inland later in the week once the easterly flow weakens.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Variable below 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Wednesday 24 December

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Thursday 25 December

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Kalumburu during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Friday 26 December

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Kalumburu.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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 7:01 pm WST Tuesday.

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