IDS10035
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia
Issued at 3:30 pm CST on Thursday 9 April 2026
for the period until midnight CST Monday 13 April 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 trough will move across SA on Thursday followed by a cold front in the south. The trough and front will clear to the east during Friday morning. Another trough will move across waters to the south during Friday then a high pressure system will move across waters south of WA on Saturday to be centred over the Bight on Sunday. This high will move slowly eastwards early next week and a weak cold front will move over southern coastal areas.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots south of Brighton in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Brighton during the day. Winds tending southwesterly in the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres north of Brighton. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:30 pm CST Thursday.
* 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.