Ningaloo Coastal Waters Forecast: North West Cape to Cape Cuvier

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Forecast issued at 1:01 pm WST on Sunday 30 August 2026.

Weather Situation

A broad trough near the west coast will move east on Monday ahead of a weak cold front moving over the southwest of the state later Monday and Tuesday. A weak ridge will extend over the lower west coast and push east in the wake of the cold front. Another weak cold front will brush past the south coast in the middle of the week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Monday 31 August

Winds
Southerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 1 September

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Coral Bay during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 2 September

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
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.

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

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