Lower West Coastal Waters Forecast: Elliston to Cape Carnot

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Forecast issued at 3:30 pm CST on Sunday 12 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system south of the Bight will move slowly northeast this week allowing a series of fronts to pass over the southeast on Wednesday and Thursday. A second high pressure system is expected to follow and become established well south of the Bight by Friday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 4 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 13 April

Winds
Variable below 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 14 April

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 15 April

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:30 pm CST Sunday.

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