Lower West Coastal Waters Forecast: Elliston to Cape Carnot

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Forecast issued at 3:30 pm CDT on Monday 10 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system south of Perth extends a ridge over northern SA and a southwesterly flow over southern SA. A cold front embedded in the southwesterly flow, will clip the southeast this evening and overnight. The high continues to move eastwards to a position south of the Bight during Tuesday, then over NSW on Wednesday. A low pressure system and trough is expected to form over western parts of SA on Thursday moving eastwards across the state to be over Victoria on Friday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 11 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Wednesday 12 November

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, tending southerly 2.5 to 3 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 13 November

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

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 pm CDT Monday.

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