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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
South Australia

Local Waters Forecast for Adelaide Metropolitan Waters

Issued at 9:35 pm CDT on Tuesday 28 October 2025
for the period until midnight CDT Saturday 1 November 2025.

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.

Warning Information

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system well south of the state will extend a ridge coastal waters until a trough begins to enter in the west early Thursday. This trough and a weak embedded low pressure system will sweep across waters on Thursday with a weak high pressure system developing in the Bight on Friday. This high will move eastwards, making way for cold front moving into the west late Saturday.

Forecast for Tuesday 28 October until midnight

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 29 October

Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 30 October

Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly in the morning then becoming east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Friday 31 October

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday 1 November

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:40 am CDT Wednesday.

* 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.