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Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape Forecast

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Issued: Wednesday, 21 October 8:50AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore west of Onslow during the afternoon.

Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore west of Barrow Island.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Becoming cloudy. 70% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Hopetoun in the evening. Winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots west of Hopetoun during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Esperance during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly in the early morning then tending south to southeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Eyre during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Shark Bay in the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore south of Denham.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore north of Denham.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: West to southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm west of Kalumburu in the afternoon.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Kalumburu in the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre east of Kalumburu.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 20 to 25 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and early evening.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending west to northwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Mardie

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13 kn WNW

· 33 °C

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Temperature

Large Island

↓ Cooling

Now: 33 °C

Tides

Large Island

↓ Falling

Current: 1.31m

Weather Now for Large Island

33 °C

Feels like 30 °C

Wind

13 kn WNW

Humidity

35%

Pressure

1014 hPa

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Large Island

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