IDW11120
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Issued at 1:01 am WST on Wednesday 8 October 2025
for the period until midnight WST Friday 10 October 2025.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
A broad trough extends across the north. A ridge to the south directing south to southeasterly winds over the Pilbara during the mornings will slip further south by the weekend. A patchy cloud band is expected to develop across the north later in the week.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Kalumburu during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre east of Kalumburu. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cape Leveque during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West 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: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about offshore western waters early in the morning and again in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore west of Barrow Island. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres about offshore western waters during the afternoon or evening. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 am WST Wednesday.
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