View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Thursday 15 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A west coast trough is deepening as a ridge over the southeast of the state moves away. The trough will move inland on Friday ahead of a weak cold front brushing past the south coast on Saturday. A new ridge will develop about southwest WA from the weekend and expand along southern WA on Monday. A west coast trough will return later Monday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Esperance Coast
- Winds
- Easterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots east of Hopetoun in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres east of Hopetoun.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Friday 16 January
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Esperance Coast
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Saturday 17 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 18 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 am WST Friday.
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