View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CST on Wednesday 8 July 2020.
Weather Situation
A high near Tasmania will slowly move over the Tasman Sea. A weakening trough will move over the far west of the State today ahead of a low pressure system that is developing well south of the Bight and is expected to move northeastwards to be southwest of Kangaroo Island Friday evening and across to Victoria on late Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 9 July
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching 20 to 25 knots offshore at time during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 10 July
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 11 July
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CST Thursday.
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