View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 1:01 am WST on Sunday 30 August 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough extending from the Gascoyne, across Goldfields to the Esperance region is moving westwards as an easterly flow develops due to a high pressure system establishing in the Bight. Associated cloud band will linger across inland southern WA through the weekend. Winds turning warmer northeasterly on Sunday as the westward moving trough nears the west coast. A cold front will move through the southwest of the state later Monday, pushing the west coast trough inland again. Another weak front will brush past the south coast middle of next week.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 31 August
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending south to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Tuesday 1 September
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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 7:01 am WST Sunday.
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