Todays boating forcast as provided by the Bureau of Meteorology:

IDW11400
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Local Waters Forecast
Yanchep to Mandurah and Offshore to Rottnest Island
Issued at 11:30 pm WST on Monday 6 February 2012
Valid until midnight Thursday

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
A high pressure ridge is building to the south of the state with a surface
trough developing near the west coast.

Forecasts:
Tuesday: E/SE winds 13/18 knots easing to 8/13 knots for a period during the
morning. Winds tending S'ly 18/23 knots in the afternoon. Winds south of
Rottnest tending E/SE 20/25 knots towards midnight. Seas to 2.0m. Swell to 1.5m.
Swell at Cottesloe:  to 0.6m.
Winds on Melville Water: E'ly winds 13/18 knots easing to 8/13 knots during the
morning. Winds tending S/SE 10/15 knots in the afternoon and E/SE 18/23 knots
towards midnight.

Wednesday: E/SE winds 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots during the morning and
10/15 knots around midday. Afternoon winds tending S/SE 15/20 knots. Seas to
1.5m. Swell to 1.5m.
Thursday: E/SE winds 18/23 knots easing to 13/18 knots during the morning.
Afternoon winds tending S/SW 8/13 knots, becoming variable winds to 10 knots
during the evening.

Current Swell Observations:
Rottnest Waverider Buoy:  1.0m
Cottesloe Waverider Buoy: 0.5m.

Current swell height information is supplied by the Department of Transport and
is current only at the time of issue of this forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 am WST Tuesday.



        

For more information on the weather, see the Bureau of Meteorology