View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast updated at 8:52 am WST on Thursday 23 April 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge sits over southern WA, followed by a cold front that will move across the southwest during the day, and another on Friday. A new ridge begins developing over the southwest from the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots west of Eyre in the late morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres east of Eyre.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers west of Eyre, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Eyre in the afternoon and evening.
Friday 24 April
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the late afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 25 April
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Mostly sunny day.
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 1:01 pm WST Thursday.
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