Lower South East Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Jaffa to SA-Vic Border

No warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 9:30 am CST on Saturday 12 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough will approach from the west late on Saturday, move across SA on Sunday with a ridge then extending into the state from a high located southwest of WA. An upper level disturbance will move over the far west on Monday, and a cold front will slip across southern coasts later in the day and early Tuesday. The high will then move across waters to the south throughout the week.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 13 September

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

Monday 14 September

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Port MacDonnell during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending westerly 2.5 to 3 metres during the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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 CST Saturday.

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