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

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Forecast issued at 7:01 pm WST on Tuesday 3 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A broad area of low pressure extends across the north. Tropical Low 21U is expected to move into the Kimberley from the Northern Territory by Wednesday evening, tracking westwards through the Kimberley on Thursday. There is a moderate chance of 21U developing into a tropical cyclone as it moves off the Kimberley coast over water.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in Exmouth Gulf in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Wednesday 4 February

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly before dawn then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Thursday 5 February

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the morning then tending west to northwesterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 6 February

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly during the morning then tending west to northwesterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.
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 Wednesday.

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