Upper West Coastal Waters Forecast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast issued at 9:30 am CST on Monday 22 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system currently over the eastern border will drift into NSW as a weak trough skims the southeast on Tuesday, into Wednesday morning. A new high will move across waters to the south mid-week to be centred over Tasmania on Thursday, continuing to extend a ridge over SA on Friday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of Streaky Bay.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 23 June

Winds
Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 24 June

Winds
North to northeasterly below 10 knots becoming easterly during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 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 3:30 pm CST Monday.

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