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Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape Forecast

Pilbara Coast West: Cape Preston to North West Cape

Issued: Tuesday, 18 August 7:01PM

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

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Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning west to southwesterly during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the morning.

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

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Esperance in the evening. Winds turning north to northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Esperance.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots west of Hopetoun during the morning. Winds turning southwesterly in the early afternoon then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending west to southwesterly in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres east of Eyre.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the early morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly early in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres north of Geraldton by early evening.

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

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Sunny.

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 inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore south of Geraldton.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending southeasterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore east of Cape Leeuwin in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres offshore east of Cape Leeuwin.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers in the morning.

Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots east of Cape Leeuwin early in the morning. Winds turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then tending westerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Westerly 4 to 5 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

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

Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

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

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: West to southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots during the day then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore west of Port Hedland.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore west of Port Hedland.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 18 August

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Variable below 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 19 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 20 August

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 21 August

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

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