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South Central Coastal Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CST on Saturday 26 April 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system west of Perth extends a ridge of high pressure over waters south of the Bight. A cold front will pass over the south early in the week on the eastern flank of the ridge. The high in the west will move to a position south of the Bight by mid-week maintaining a broad southerly flow across the state.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres west of Kangaroo Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 27 April

Winds
South to southwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 28 April

Winds
West to southwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 29 April

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southerly 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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 Sunday.

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