View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 3:51 pm CST on Friday 20 September 2024.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends across the north of SA and directs a westerly airstream over coastal waters. A couple of cold fronts embedded in the westerly airstream will move across today and Saturday. The ridge will move southwards on Sunday then a trough over WA will move across SA early to mid next week and a cold front will move across the south. A high pressure system will move across waters to the south later in the week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 21 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 22 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending southeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 23 September
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Saturday.
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