View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 3:30 pm CST on Tuesday 29 September 2026.
Weather Situation
A series of slow moving troughs will move over the west of SA on Tuesday then will across remaining parts of the state on Wednesday and Thursday as a couple of cold fronts move across waters to the south. A high pressure system will become established south of the Bight during Friday and persist there on Saturday. A trough will extend from WA over the far west of SA over the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to southwesterly below 10 knots in the evening then becoming variable in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 30 September
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Thursday 1 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Friday 2 October
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- 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 9:30 pm CST Tuesday.
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