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Western Australia

Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia
Northern Zones: NT-WA Border to North West Cape

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.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

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.

North Kimberley Coast: WA-NT Border to Kuri Bay

Forecast for Wednesday 8 October until midnight

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.

Forecast for Thursday 9 October

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.

Forecast for Friday 10 October

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.

West Kimberley Coast: Kuri Bay to Wallal

Forecast for Wednesday 8 October until midnight

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.

Forecast for Thursday 9 October

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.

Forecast for Friday 10 October

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.

Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston

Forecast for Wednesday 8 October until midnight

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.

Forecast for Thursday 9 October

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.

Forecast for Friday 10 October

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.

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Forecast for Wednesday 8 October until midnight

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.

Forecast for Thursday 9 October

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.

Forecast for Friday 10 October

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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