Central Coastal Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 5:10 am CST on Saturday 22 July 2017.

Weather Situation

A high 1026 hPa over New South Wales will move further eastwards. A cold front will move over southern coasts later Saturday and over the south of the State on Sunday, ahead of a high moving over the north on Monday. A trough of low pressure is expected to move across the west and south of the State on Tuesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots late morning then shifting west to northwesterly from late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny. 30% chance of a shower in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm with squalls to 40 knots in the south in the late afternoon or early evening.

Sunday 23 July

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots easing to west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon then further to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 3 to 4 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Monday 24 July

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching 15 to 20 knots in the west for a period during the afternoon and again late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 3 metres, tending southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 30% chance of a shower.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:50 pm CST Saturday.

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