Central Coastal Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 3:40 am CDT on Wednesday 12 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system centred near Adelaide maintains a ridge over SA, and is expected to track eastwards, moving over the Tasman Sea late Wednesday into Thursday. A broad low pressure trough is expected to form over western parts of SA on Thursday and move eastwards across the state, clearing away to the east by Saturday. Behind the trough a high pressure system southwest of WA will extend a ridge over SA over the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 13 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending easterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the west in the late morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm at night.

Friday 14 November

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre in the west.
Weather
The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

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.

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

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