View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 7:10 pm WST on Friday 9 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge building over southern WA will move east later Saturday, allowing a trough and associated low pressure system to deepen down the west coast. The west coast trough and associated low pressure system will move inland on Monday, followed by a new high pressure system developing through the Bight on Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 10 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Albany.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 11 January
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Monday 12 January
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- East to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
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 Saturday.
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