Perth Local Waters Forecast: Two Rocks to Dawesville, inshore from Rottnest Island

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Forecast issued at 1:01 pm WST on Sunday 6 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A high in the Bight is directing southeasterly winds across the local waters. Winds tending easterly on Wednesday as the high starts to move away, with a trough developing near the west coast on Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 7 September

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 8 September

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 9 September

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 10 September

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Sunday.

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