Lower West Coastal Waters Forecast: Elliston to Cape Carnot

No warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 10:14 pm CDT on Thursday 30 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough and a weak embedded low pressure system will move east across coastal waters today and early Friday. A weak high pressure system moves into the Bight on Friday. This high will move eastwards, making way for another trough and low moving into western waters late Saturday and over remaining waters on Sunday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Friday 31 October

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.

Saturday 1 November

Winds
East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Sunday 2 November

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

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 Friday.

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