Bunbury Geographe Coastal Waters Forecast: Dawesville to Cape Naturaliste

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

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

NT - Beagle Bonaparte Gulf Coastal Waters Forecast WA - North Kimberley - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - West Kimberley - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Pilbara Coast East - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Pilbara Coast West - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Ningaloo Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Gascoyne Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Geraldton Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Lancelin Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Melville Local Waters Forecast WA - Perth Local Waters Forecast WA - Perth Coast- Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Bunbury Geographe Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast SA - Far West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Leeuwin Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Albany Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Esperance Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast WA - Eucla Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

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

Product IDW11290