View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm WST on Saturday 15 March 2025.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system is currently sitting off the southwest coast, and moving east into the Bight. A new trough will form down the west coast, and deepen on Monday. On Tuesday the west coast trough starts moving inland with a weak cold front passing to the south of the state.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Sunday 16 March
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Coral Bay early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Coral Bay in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 17 March
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 18 March
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am WST Sunday.
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