Upper West Coastal Waters Forecast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston

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
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Streaky Bay.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 31 October

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Streaky Bay early in the morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 1 November

Winds
Easterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then turning north to northwesterly during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.

Sunday 2 November

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% 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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