IDS10035
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Issued at 3:40 am CST on Tuesday 25 August 2026
for the period until midnight CST Friday 28 August 2026.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
A low pressure system and associated trough continue moving over southern SA today and will move into the eastern states this evening. A high pressure system will move in from the west to be over SA on Wednesday. Another trough approaches the southwest during Thursday evening, and may linger about the western parts of SA before another high moves across the south over the weekend.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots north of Brighton during the morning. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of rain.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly during the day then becoming east to southeasterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:30 am CST Tuesday.
* Calls to 1300 number cost around 27.5c inc. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine
Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.