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

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast updated at 10:33 am CDT on Wednesday 15 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge lying over the state will continue to move eastwards today. A front will move over the far west later today and over remaining parts of SA on Thursday. The next high will move south of the Bight on Friday before moving out over the Tasman Sea on Saturday. Another cold front will move southern parts of SA over the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Thursday 16 October

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly in the early morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Friday 17 October

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly 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 3:30 pm CDT Wednesday.

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