Pilbara East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wallal to Cape Preston

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Forecast issued at 1:01 am WST on Monday 8 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough sits along the Pilbara and Kimberley coast, moving inland today and developing into a broad low-pressure system, persisting throughout the week.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning and early afternoon then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 9 December

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly during the morning and early afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots west of Port Hedland in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Port Hedland.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 10 December

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to northeasterly during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 7:01 am WST Monday.

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