View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A new ridge is strengthening over the southwest and will build across southern WA this week. A west coast trough will return on Wednesday, deepening on Thursday before moving to inland South West Land Division later in the day with a cold front passing to the south on Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 18 February
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 19 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 20 February
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
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 1:01 am WST Wednesday.
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