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Forecast issued at 7:01 am WST on Thursday 29 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge lies to the south of the Local Waters, with a trough deepening down the west coast during the week and into the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 30 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 31 January
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 1 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day then becoming southeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre.
- 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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