The Basin Weather Forecast
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Cloudy
- 15
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Showers easing
- 15
- 20
Shower or two
- 15
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Partly cloudy
- 16
- 21
Morning shower or two
- 14
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Sunny
- 15
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Becoming windy. Sunny
Today 30 Oct Lower West
Partly cloudy. Light winds.
Perth Local Waters
Two Rocks to Dawesville, inshore from Rottnest Island- Wind
- North to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A cold front approaching from the west will cross the local waters on Saturday morning, followed by a trough on Saturday evening with winds shifting southwesterly then. A ridge will develop to the north later Sunday but westerly winds will continue across local waters until Tuesday when the ridge sinks to the south coast.
The Basin Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Rottnest Island (3 km)
Lowest 24 October, 2026
9.1 °CAverage October
16.9 °CHighest 14 October, 2026
27.4 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Rottnest Island (3 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
16.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
18.9 °CAverage High 2021–2026
22.8 °C