Pilbara West Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Preston to North West Cape

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Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Monday 23 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A broad trough extends over the Kimberley and into the Pilbara. The trough will move closer to the Pilbara coast at times during the week.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore west of Barrow Island in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Barrow Island.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.
Weather
Clear.

Tuesday 24 February

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Onslow during the afternoon.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Wednesday 25 February

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day then tending southwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore west of Barrow Island.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Thursday 26 February

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres 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.

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

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