Plater Beach

Darwin, Australia

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 AM Australian Central Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 3 s, heading toward SW, with light cross-onshore wind toward NNW.

Swell

0.2 m

SW

3 s

Wind

6 km/h

NNW

Cross-onshore

Tide

3.9 m

Rising

Weather

22 °C

Overcast

29 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

2 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

4.4 m

Clear · 25 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

7 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

4.1 m

Mostly clear · 24 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

3 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

3.9 m

Drizzle · 24 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

SW

8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

3.8 m

Drizzle · 22 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

6 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

3.7 m

Light drizzle · 22 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

7 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

3.8 m

Overcast · 22 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

3.9 m

Overcast · 22 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

4.1 m

Overcast · 23 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

4.3 m

Overcast · 24 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

SW

10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

4.3 m

Overcast · 26 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

SW

11 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

4.1 m

Overcast · 27 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

SW

11 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

3.9 m

Overcast · 29 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

SW

10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

3.6 m

Partly cloudy · 31 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 2 s

SW

9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

3.2 m

Partly cloudy · 32 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

SW

12 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2.8 m

Partly cloudy · 31 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

SW

17 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Mostly clear · 29 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

SW

17 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Mostly clear · 28 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.5 m

Mostly clear · 28 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SSW

17 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

2.6 m

Mostly clear · 27 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

15 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2.9 m

Clear · 26 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

4 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

3.3 m

Clear · 26 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

3.7 m

Clear · 25 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

3 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

3.9 m

Clear · 25 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 2 s

SSW

9 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

4.1 m

Clear · 25 °C

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