Gulf St Vincent Coastal Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 9:30 am CDT on Saturday 15 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure trough lies over the northeast of the state, moving eastwards throughout today. Following this trough, a ridge of high pressure will build across the Bight over the weekend, with a series of cold fronts passing over the southeast. The ridge of high pressure begins to dominate the weather pattern across all coastal waters early next week.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 16 November

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Gulf St Vincent

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of Port Vincent to Brighton in the late afternoon. Winds turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Monday 17 November

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Port Vincent to Brighton.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

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 3:30 pm CDT Saturday.

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