View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast updated at 4:37 pm CST on Monday 18 June 2018.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of Mount Gambier is moving slowly eastwards and will be centred over the southern Tasman sea later Tuesday. A front will move over the far west of the State on Tuesday, then slide southeastwards over southern parts of the State during the middle of the week. An area of high pressure will then become established over the Pastoral districts from mid-week.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly mid evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 19 June
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching 20 to 25 knots offshore from mid evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 20 June
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre in the evening.
- Swell
- Westerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Thursday 21 June
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly during the morning then tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Tuesday.
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