View the current warnings for Western Australia
Forecast issued at 1:01 pm WST on Wednesday 29 April 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge over central Australia directs easterly winds over the Kimberley waters whilst a trough lays over the western Pilbara. The trough will migrate eastward over the next few days. A ridge will strengthen over western and central WA in its wake, extending a southeasterly surge over the northern waters this weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 30 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 1 May
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly before dawn then turning west to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 2 May
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 pm WST Wednesday.
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