Cape Preston Weather Forecast

Pilbara West Coastal Waters

Wind

Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about offshore western waters early in the morning. Winds turning west to southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending south to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Sunny.

Weather Situation

A trough continues east over the North Interior this evening, then lingering in the southern Kimberley until Wednesday. A ridge developing over the central west coast will push a moderate to fresh southeasterly flow over the Pilbara waters in the wake of the trough on Tuesday. Another ridge developing over the west coast on Thursday renews the moderate to fresh southeasterly flow over the western Pilbara waters, strengthening into Friday.