Spencer Gulf Coastal Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm CDT on Thursday 7 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A low pressure trough over southern SA is a slow-moving feature that will move northeastwards during Friday and Saturday allowing a cooler southerly change to extend throughout. An upper-level disturbance at the weekend will be responsible for a low pressure system developing about the western agricultural area on Sunday. A high pressure ridge will extend across waters to the south early next week

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 8 December

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Spencer Gulf

Winds
East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning then tending south to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Saturday 9 December

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 20 to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.

Sunday 10 December

Winds
Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Neill to Port Victoria.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.

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 CDT Friday.

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