Ningaloo Coastal Waters Forecast: North West Cape to Cape Cuvier

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Forecast issued at 4:01 pm WST on Wednesday 30 July 2014.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure lies through central parts of the State with a front expected to brush the south coast on Wednesday and another on Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Coral Bay in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Coral Bay.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Thursday 31 July

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Coral Bay in the morning and again in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around dawn, then tending east to southeasterly below 1 metre by early evening.

Friday 1 August

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Saturday 2 August

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.

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

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