Marine Weather
Northwest Gulf Marine Weather Overview
Tides
Tides for Milner Bay Groote Eylandt
High Wed 21:38 (2.2m)Low Thu 08:50 (0.9m)
High Thu 22:14 (2.2m)
Low Fri 09:25 (0.9m)
forecast winds
Wednesday: W increasing 25/30 ktsThursday: W 25/30 kts
Friday: W 25/30 kts
forecast
West to northwesterly 25/30 knots becoming westerly 20/25 knots in the late afternoon then increasing to 25/30 knots in the late evening. Seas: 2.5/3 metres. Swell: Northwesterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1/1.5 metres around midday, then tending west to northwesterly 1/1.5 metres later in the evening. Outlook Thursday: Westerly 25/30 knots. Seas: 2.5/3 metres. Swell: Westerly 1/1.5 metres offshore. Outlook Friday: Westerly 25/30 knots. Seas: 2.5/3 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1/1.5 metres offshore.
Issued Wed 10:00 CSTSeas: Up to 3.0m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, NW
most recent warnings
Strong Wind Warning for North Tiwi, Arafura, Gove Peninsula and Roper Groote coasts
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Alyangula Forecast Graphs
- locations
- Cape Wessel
- Groote Eylandt
- Nhulunbuy
- Alyangula
Sun & Moon Times
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Weather News
Twin tropical lows soaking northern Australia
11:25 EDT
A couple of tropical low pressure systems are causing heavy rain in northern Australia and both have potential to become tropical cyclones later this week.
Tropical cyclone watch declared for Gulf communities, system expected to strengthen
01:23 EDT
A cyclone watch is in place for Gulf of Carpentaria communities between Aurukun and Karumba, including Mornington Island, as a tropical low moves slowly towards the Queensland coast.