Dorcherty Island Weather Forecast

Beagle Bonaparte Gulf

Wind

Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Channel Point early in the morning and again in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

1st Swell

Westerly below 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Channel Point early this morning.

Weather Situation

A tropical low lies in northwest Queensland near the Northern Territory border and southern Gulf coast, directing fresh monsoonal northwesterlies through Gulf waters. The low will slowly drift southwards over the next couple of days with its subsequent location and strength becoming uncertain late in the week. A trough through the central NT may freshen westerly winds in the western waters later this week.