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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
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Bunbury Geographe Coast
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 31 March
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending south to southeasterly below 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 1 April
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 2 April
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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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