Lower South East Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Jaffa to SA-Vic Border

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Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CST on Sunday 4 June 2023.

Weather Situation

A trough moving across SA today and Monday is creating unsettled conditions. The trough will weaken early in the week as a high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea directs a north to northeasterly flow across SA. Another change is expected mid-week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas
2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Beachport.

Monday 5 June

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Beachport.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Tuesday 6 June

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Wednesday 7 June

Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Northwest to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

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 5:10 am CST Monday.

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