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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, 25 September 1:01AM

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about offshore western waters early in the morning. Winds turning southwesterly 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 afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about offshore western waters early in the morning. Winds becoming west to southwesterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the morning then becoming west to southwesterly about 10 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

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Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots inshore in the late evening.

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

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

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots turning easterly 25 to 30 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres around midday. Below 0.5 metres, tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending easterly 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

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

Winds: Easterly 25 to 35 knots turning northerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning. Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the early morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Southerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots west of Esperance in the evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres west of Hopetoun around midday.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots turning easterly 25 to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots west of Esperance in the evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

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

Winds: Easterly 20 to 30 knots turning north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning. Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots west of Eyre in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

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

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots turning easterly before dawn. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Easterly 20 to 30 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning. Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 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 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Geraldton during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore south of Geraldton during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then increasing to 3 to 4 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Geraldton early in the morning. Winds turning southerly in the late morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting westerly during the morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Cape Leeuwin in the evening.

Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots turning easterly in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore east of Cape Leeuwin in the late evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning. Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

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

Winds: Easterly 25 to 35 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.

Seas: 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore east of Cape Leeuwin. Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West 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.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly before dawn then tending west to northwesterly in the middle of the day.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 25 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 26 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 27 September

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending westerly during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

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Current: 1.09m

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Humidity

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