Bunbury Geographe Coastal Waters Forecast: Dawesville to Cape Naturaliste

No warnings for Western Australia

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

Weather Situation

A ridge over southern WA will sink to the south coast on Thursday as a trough develops over the inland Gascoyne and South West Land Division. The ridge will move into southeastern parts as the trough extends over southwest WA during Friday, then shift inland throughout Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
South to southwesterly below 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 2 April

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 3 April

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Saturday 4 April

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
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.

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

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