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Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston Forecast

Pilbara Coast East: Wallal to Cape Preston

Issued: Tuesday, 20 October 7:01PM

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore west of Port Hedland.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in 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 Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly in the middle of the day.

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 northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

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

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

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Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore west of Albany in the evening. Winds turning northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres offshore west of Albany.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny morning. 70% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Winds turning westerly in the early afternoon.

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

Swell: 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 15 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: Westerly 20 to 25 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.

Seas: 2 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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

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

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.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: South to 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 Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: 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.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres 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 Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northeasterly 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 Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southerly 15 to 20 knots in 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: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 23 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 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: 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 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 to 3 metres.

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

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 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 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: South to southwesterly about 10 knots.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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. 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 2.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of Cape Leeuwin in the evening.

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

Swell: West to southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 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 20 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 Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres north of Coral Bay.

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

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 tending south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southerly 20 to 25 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing 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 Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

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

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre east of Kalumburu.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: Below 0.5 metres, 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 Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 22 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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 morning.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres about offshore western waters.

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

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly before dawn then turning west to southwesterly in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore east of Onslow in the late evening.

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 15 to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

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

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.

Forecast for Tuesday, 20 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Broome in the late evening.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 21 October

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

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: Around 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: West to northwesterly 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, 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.

Karratha

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· 26 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 26 °C

Tides

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Current: 2.48m

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26 °C

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Wind

13 kn WSW

Humidity

60%

Pressure

1013 hPa

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