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Boating Forecast
Below is the official Bureau of Meteorology Local Waters Forecast Yanchep to Mandurah and Offshore to Rottnest Island.
Alternatively, the Seabreeze forecast is available here.
IDW11400
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Local Waters Forecast
Yanchep to Mandurah and Offshore to Rottnest Island
Issued at 11:30 pm WDT on Friday 21 November 2008
Valid until midnight Monday
Please Be Aware
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum
wave may be up to twice the height.
Warnings
Nil.
Synoptic Situation
Ridge of high pressure lies to the south of the state. A trough extends from
inland to the lower west coast, then to a low offshore.
Forecasts:
Saturday: NE/NW winds 10/15 knots tending NW 15/20 knots in the afternoon and
NW/SW 13/18 knots in the evening. Seas to 1.5m. Swell to 2.0m offshore.
Swell at Cottesloe: to 0.5m.
Winds on Melville Water: Similar.
Sunday: W/NW winds 10/15 knots at first shifting W/SW 13/18 knots during the
morning and reaching S/SW 18/23 knots during the evening. Seas to 2.0m. Swell to
1.5m.
Monday: S/SW winds 15/20 knots easing to W/SW 13/18 knots by late morning.
Current Swell Observations:
Rottnest Waverider Buoy: 1.2m.
Cottesloe Waverider Buoy: 0.4m.
Current swell height information is supplied by the Department for Planning and
Infrastructure and is current only at the time of issue of this forecast
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am WDT Saturday.
Last update: November 22, 2008, 12:35 am AWST
Source: Bureau of Meteorology
