View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 1:12 pm WST on Thursday 23 April 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough is moving eastward over the south coast with the northern end a cold front to brush the southwest coast during Friday. A high pressure ridge will then become established through southern WA during the weekend, moving into the Bight on Sunday night as a trough deepens down the west coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 24 April
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Coral Bay in the afternoon.
Saturday 25 April
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 26 April
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Thursday.
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