Bunbury Geographe Coastal Waters Forecast: Dawesville to Cape Naturaliste

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Forecast issued at 1:09 pm WST on Friday 9 January 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge building over southern WA will move east later Saturday, allowing a trough and associated low pressure system to deepen down the west coast. The west coast trough and associated low pressure system will move inland on Monday, followed by a new high high pressure system developing through the Bight on Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Bunbury Geographe Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Saturday 10 January

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Bunbury Geographe Coast

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Sunday 11 January

Winds
East to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots becoming easterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then turning southerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Monday 12 January

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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 Friday.

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