Spencer Gulf Coastal Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 9:30 am CST on Friday 26 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system centred over Tasmania extends a ridge over SA. The high and ridge will move eastwards on Sunday and a low pressure trough is expected to reach the far west of the state on Sunday. The trough will slip southeastwards early next week.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather
Sunny.

Saturday 27 June

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly before dawn. Winds reaching up to 20 knots south of Cowell to Wallaroo in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 28 June

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
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 3:30 pm CST Friday.

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