Adelaide Metropolitan Waters Forecast: St Kilda to Sellicks Beach, within 3.5 nm of the coast

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Forecast issued at 5:10 am CDT on Sunday 5 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over New South Wales will move over the Tasman Sea today. A trough will move across South Australia today. A cold front will approach from the southwest midweek.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of Port Noarlunga in the afternoon. Winds shifting south to southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers late this afternoon and evening.

Monday 6 October

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Tuesday 7 October

Winds
Southwesterly about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 8 October

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm CDT Sunday.

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