Far West Coastal Waters Forecast: WA-SA Border to Fowlers Bay

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 5:53 pm CST on Monday 27 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will continue to move over western and southern South Australia Monday evening before pushing across the remainder of the state on Tuesday. A secondary front clips the far southeast Tuesday afternoon and evening before a high pressure system moves over the Bight from Wednesday. The high will extend a ridge across the state, as it slowly moves east into NSW by Saturday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Tuesday 28 July

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly early in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Wednesday 29 July

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly below 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, tending southerly 4 to 5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.

Thursday 30 July

Winds
Easterly below 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
South to southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:30 pm CST Monday.

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