Upper West Coastal Waters Forecast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 9:30 am CST on Sunday 12 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front moving across the southeast will continue into the Tasman Sea today as a ridge of high pressure begins to build over northern SA. A second front will pass across southeastern SA on Monday before the high begins to dominate the weather pattern across SA mid next week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Monday 13 July

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Tuesday 14 July

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% 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 Sunday.

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