No warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CDT on Tuesday 22 October 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system east of Bass Strait will move slowly eastwards to be centred over the northern Tasman Sea on Wednesday. A slow moving trough of low pressure will be near the western border until early Thursday, ahead of a vigorous cold front which will move across the western coasts during Thursday, reaching Gulf waters late afternoon or evening and the South East coasts late evening. A colder, fresh to strong and gusty southwesterly airstream will follow the front, and persist on Friday, but ease over western coasts later as a ridge of high pressure develops over the Bight. Conditions will ease further on Saturday as a high pressure system develops to the west of the Bight.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwest to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, becoming variable around 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Clear.
Wednesday 23 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots from mid evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 24 October
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning, turning northeast to northwesterly during the afternoon. A southwesterly change 20 to 30 knots in the south late afternoon, extending northwards to reach the northern Spencer Gulf mid to late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres following the change.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Neill to Port Victoria.
- Weather
- Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Friday 25 October
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots south of Cowell to Wallaroo in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo during the afternoon.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CDT Wednesday.
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