Bunbury Geographe Coastal Waters Forecast: Dawesville to Cape Naturaliste

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Forecast issued at 1:01 pm WST on Wednesday 13 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge over eastern and central WA is slowly weakening. A weak cold front will move across the South West Capes later Wednesday afternoon and then the remainder of the South West Land Division into the evening and Thursday. Further weak cold fronts will brush past the south coast on Thursday night into Friday and again on Saturday. A new ridge will extend over central WA later Friday and into the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Thursday 14 May

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly during the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Friday 15 May

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly before dawn.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Saturday 16 May

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Wednesday.

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