Upper West Coastal Waters Forecast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston

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Forecast issued at 3:40 am CDT on Friday 7 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system and associated cold front over central parts continues moving across eastern parts of the state early Friday with a cooler southeasterly airstream to follow. A high pressure ridge will slowly move in from the west over the weekend with the high pressure centre establishing in the Bight on Sunday. The high is expected to weaken as a cold front clips the south of the state late Monday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots south of Streaky Bay in the late morning and afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southeast to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Saturday 8 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending south to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 9 November

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre.
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 9:30 am CDT Friday.

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