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Forecast issued at 7:01 am WST on Thursday 12 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system is currently situated off the Pilbara coast, extending a trough inland. The trough will push further north into the southern Kimberley and extend down the Pilbara coast on Thursday and into the weekend. A tropical low, currently in the Northern Territory, may move into the Kimberley this weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 13 March
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 14 March
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Port Hedland during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Westerly 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 pm WST Thursday.
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