Ningaloo Coastal Waters Forecast: North West Cape to Cape Cuvier

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Forecast issued at 7:01 am WST on Thursday 10 September 2026.

Weather Situation

East to northeasterly winds continue with a high pressure system located in the Bight. Winds turning northwesterly on Friday as the high moves east ahead of a weak cold front moving over the southwest corner on Saturday. A second weak cold front will follow later Sunday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore south of Coral Bay.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 11 September

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Saturday 12 September

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly during the morning then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

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 pm WST Thursday.

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