Lower West Coastal Waters Forecast: Elliston to Cape Carnot

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 9:30 pm CDT on Sunday 7 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the eastern Bight will continue to move eastwards, to be centred over the Tasman Sea by Monday. A weak cold front clips the southeast late Monday, before another high pressure ridge develops south of the Bight on Tuesday. The high moves slowly eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea late Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Westerly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.
Weather
Clear.

Monday 8 December

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 9 December

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 10 December

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly 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 3:40 am CDT Monday.

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