Gracetown Weather Forecast

Leeuwin Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots east of Cape Leeuwin during the morning. Winds turning southwesterly in the afternoon.

Seas

2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore east of Cape Leeuwin.

1st Swell

Westerly 5 to 6 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm east of Cape Leeuwin in the morning and afternoon.

Caution

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

Weather Situation

A cold front is moving east across southern WA, weakening into a trough along the Eucla coast on Saturday. Associated vigorous westerly flow brings large waves and swells to the west and south coasts next few days. A deep low pressure system will move close to the Albany coast early Saturday, before moving away into the Bight later Saturday. A series of cold fronts and troughs thereafter will maintain the westerly flow across southern WA waters well into next week, while a weak ridge will develop over the Gascoyne coast.