Albany FAD4 (offshore) Weather Forecast

Albany Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 25 to 35 knots, reaching up to 40 knots in the late morning. Winds turning southwesterly in the late afternoon.

Seas

3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore east of Albany.

1st Swell

Westerly 3 to 5 metres inshore, increasing to 5 to 7 metres offshore.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon, possibly severe. Possible small hail in the morning and afternoon.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions from the late morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as swimming, surfing and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A cold front continues to move east over the Eucla waters today. A second, stronger, cold front will move over southern WA this morning, accompanied by a vigorous westerly flow. From Monday, a weak ridge will develop across central WA allowing a moist westerly flow to continue across the southwest coast. A weak cold front brushes the south coast on Tuesday before the ridge slips south of the State on Wednesday.