Gulf St Vincent Coastal Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 9:30 pm CST on Thursday 2 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A series of cold fronts will move across the southeast of the state today and tomorrow as a high pressure system starts to move into the Bight. The high will dominate the weather pattern over the weekend as it slowly moves east, reaching the Tasman Sea by Tuesday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Gulf St Vincent

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Vincent to Brighton.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres south of Port Vincent to Brighton.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Vincent to Brighton.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 3 July

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Gulf St Vincent

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Vincent to Brighton early in the morning. Winds turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.

Saturday 4 July

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 5 July

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 0.5 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 3:40 am CST Friday.

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