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

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Forecast issued at 7:30 pm WST on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge developing over local waters will persist until next week. A west coast trough will develop on Sunday and deepen on Monday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Friday 14 November

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Perth Local Waters

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending west to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Sunny.

Saturday 15 November

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southerly 20 to 30 knots in the evening then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 16 November

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Sunny.

Monday 17 November

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 am WST Friday.

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