Perth FAD3 (offshore) Weather Forecast

Perth Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 30 to 40 knots becoming southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.

Seas

3 to 4 metres.

1st Swell

Westerly 6 metres, tending southwesterly 6 to 7 metres during the morning.

Weather

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

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.