View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast updated at 10:19 pm CDT on Monday 18 January 2021.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system southwest of the Bight will move slowly eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea mid to late this week, then another weaker high will develop over the Bight late in the week.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southeast to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 19 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots north of Port Vincent to Brighton in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southeast to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 20 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning, then turning southwest to southeasterly with afternoon sea breezes before shifting south to southeasterly during the evening. Winds reaching 15 to 20 knots about the east coast north of St Kilda in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 21 January
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day and reaching 15 to 20 knots north of Port Vincent to Brighton in the late afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Port Vincent to Brighton during the evening.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CDT Tuesday.
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