Adelaide Metropolitan Waters Forecast: St Kilda to Sellicks Beach, within 3.5 nm of the coast

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Forecast issued at 3:40 am CDT on Thursday 19 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure will remain along the coast during the next few days.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending south to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots north of Grange in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 20 March

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Saturday 21 March

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 22 March

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 9:30 am CDT Thursday.

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