Ningaloo Coastal Waters Forecast: North West Cape to Cape Cuvier

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Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge over southern and western waters will slowly move east as a trough over the Pilbara extends over the Gascoyne and Midwest coasts. The trough will move east from late Wednesday ahead of a cold front moving over southern parts of the State on Thursday, with another front approaching late Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 14 October

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the early morning then tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Coral Bay in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 15 October

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 16 October

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Coral Bay during the afternoon.
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 Wednesday.

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