Geraldton Coastal Waters Forecast: Kalbarri to Jurien Bay

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Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Wednesday 24 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A firm ridge persisting across much of southern WA will move eastwards on Thursday. A trough is deepening offshore and will move close to the west coast during Thursday before moving inland on Thursday evening, ahead of a weak cold front brushing the south coast on Friday. A new ridge will develop along the southwest coast later on Friday and expand east along the south coast on the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Southeast to southwesterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Geraldton in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.

Thursday 25 December

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then shifting west to northwesterly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall inshore in the afternoon.

Friday 26 December

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then increasing to 25 to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 27 December

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 am WST Thursday.

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