Lower West Coastal Waters Forecast: Elliston to Cape Carnot

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Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CDT on Sunday 10 November 2024.

Weather Situation

A trough of low pressure over western waters will continue to move eastwards on Monday. A ridge of high pressure develops over the SA coastal waters on Tuesday, then a front embedded in the west to southwesterly flow around the ridge, will move over the southeastern coastal waters on Wednesday. The high then moves south of the Bight by Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 11 November

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and early afternoon. Sunny afternoon.

Tuesday 12 November

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 13 November

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening.
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 5:10 am CDT Monday.

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