View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CST on Saturday 19 April 2025.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system south of the southeastern coastal waters extends a cold front over central waters. The cold front will move across eastern waters Saturday evening and overnight, with the low slowly moving northeastwards over the Lower South East coastal waters on Sunday before weakening over western Victoria early Monday. A high pressure system moves over the Bight on Monday and continues to move southeastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea mid week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 20 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 21 April
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 22 April
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Sunday.
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