View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast updated at 4:46 pm WST on Thursday 30 March 2023.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge remains near the south coast and is expected to weaken on Saturday. A trough is deepening in the vicinity of the west coast. The trough will weaken and move inland on Saturday ahead of the next ridge of high pressure.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Albany.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 31 March
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Saturday 1 April
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Sunday 2 April
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Friday.
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