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
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Friday 16 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly in the early morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 17 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 18 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 am WST Friday.
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