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Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape Forecast

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Issued: Friday, 4 September 4:33PM

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

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

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly during the day then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

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

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Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Winds turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 6 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore west of Albany in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres. Below 0.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore. Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming westerly below 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots east of Hopetoun in the afternoon.

Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of Esperance early in the morning. Winds tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening. Below 0.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon. Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly in the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres east of Eyre.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers south of Denham, 50% chance elsewhere.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 3 to 5 metres around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then tending west to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Geraldton in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Geraldton in the early morning.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning south to southeasterly early in the morning.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Winds: Westerly below 10 knots tending northwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then shifting southerly in the late evening.

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

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

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots before turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly 3 to 4 metres around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Cape Leeuwin in the early afternoon. Winds turning west to northwesterly in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the afternoon. Below 0.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Cape Leeuwin.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Coral Bay in the late evening.

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: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending southerly 20 to 25 knots in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre west of Kalumburu.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming westerly below 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots before turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Port Hedland during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Port Hedland during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly in the middle of the day then tending west to southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots west of Port Hedland in the late evening.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly during the morning then tending westerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 4 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 5 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 6 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Broome around midday.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 7 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

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Current: 1.28m

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Wind

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Humidity

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Pressure

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