South Central Coastal Waters Forecast

No warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 3:30 pm CDT on Wednesday 12 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over NSW extends a ridge over coastal waters. A broad low pressure trough is expected to form in the west on Thursday and track eastwards across the Bight on Friday before clearing to the east by Saturday. Following the trough, a series of cold fronts will pass across the southeast over the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres by early evening.
Weather
Clear.

Thursday 13 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 14 November

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres, tending southerly 2 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Saturday 15 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Kangaroo Island during the evening.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
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 9:30 pm CDT Wednesday.

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