View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CST on Wednesday 18 May 2022.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred south of the Bight will move slowly eastwards during the week to be centred over Tasmania over the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Thursday 19 May
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending easterly before dawn and increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching 15 to 20 knots west of Kangaroo Island in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, tending southerly 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 20 May
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 21 May
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Thursday.
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