Pilbara West Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Preston to North West Cape

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am WST on Tuesday 30 September 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure trough lies over the Kimberley and extends into the central Pilbara. The trough will be pushed towards the Pilbara coast at times as a high pressure ridge develops to the south tomorrow. The trough will extend further into the west Pilbara and Gascoyne on Thursday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 1 October

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly before dawn then turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres offshore, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 2 October

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
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 4:00 pm WST Tuesday.

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