Upper West Coastal Waters Forecast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston

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Forecast issued at 9:30 am CDT on Sunday 23 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure trough over central waters continues to move east, clearing the South Australian waters later today. A secondary low pressure trough is expected to move into western waters late tonight clearing to the east late Monday. A broad westerly flow develops ahead of another trough expected to move into western waters late Tuesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending southeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southwesterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Monday 24 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.

Tuesday 25 November

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly during the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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 CDT Sunday.

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