View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 10:03 pm CST on Wednesday 30 July 2014.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends across the north of the State. A vigorous cold front south of the Bight will move across South Australian coastal waters on Thursday. A high will develop over the Bight later Friday and then move east to be near the Victorian border Saturday evening.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, reaching 1.5 to 2 metres south of Glenelg.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Thursday 31 July
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters
- Winds
- Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending westerly 25 to 30 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Noarlunga during the morning.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms during the evening with possible small hail.
Friday 1 August
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly during the morning and easing to 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon, then further to 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon and becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms during the morning with possible small hail.
Saturday 2 August
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Sunday 3 August
- Winds
- East to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly by late morning then becoming east to southeasterly by early evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Thursday.
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