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

View the current warnings for Western Australia

Forecast issued at 1:01 am WST on Monday 10 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough spans the Pilbara, southern Kimberley, and the Gascoyne coast, resulting in fresh winds about the Gascoyne waters through to today. The trough retracts into the Pilbara on Wednesday as its southern extent moves inland.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 11 November

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 12 November

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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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