Upper West Coastal Waters Forecast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston

View the current warnings for South Australia

Forecast updated at 10:35 pm CDT on Tuesday 31 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough over western SA, links to a low pressure system well south of the Bight. The low and associated trough continue to move southeastwards, with the trough reaching central parts late Tuesday and then pushing into the northeast of SA on Wednesday. A high pressure system is expected to become established south of the Bight late in the week, after a weak front clips the southeast late Thursday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

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

Wednesday 1 April

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 2 April

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Friday 3 April

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Streaky Bay during the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
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 3:40 am CDT Wednesday.

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