The Basin Weather Forecast
- 14
- 17
Cloudy
- 14
- 18
Shower or two
- 13
- 18
Mostly sunny
- 13
- 19
Sunny
- 14
- 20
Partly cloudy
- 15
- 18
Shower or two
- 12
- 18
Shower or two
Today 18 Aug Lower West
Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the south, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light before dawn. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 16 and 19.
Perth Local Waters
Two Rocks to Dawesville, inshore from Rottnest Island- Wind
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early morning then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
The Basin Temperature Statistics View More
August Temperature
Rottnest Island (3km)
Lowest 9 August, 2026
7.4 °CAverage August
15.4 °CHighest 16 August, 2026
23.2 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Rottnest Island (3km)
Average Low 2021–2026
16.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.9 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.8 °C