Weather Situation for South Australia
A high pressure system south of WA maintains a ridge over coastal waters. The high will start to move eastwards on Thursday to be in the Tasman Sea on Friday, whilst a trough of low pressure approaches from the west. The trough will move over SA on Saturday reaching the northeast in the evening, followed by another high pressure system moving over waters to the south.
Far West Coast: WA-SA Border to Fowlers Bay Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Far West Coast: WA-SA Border to Fowlers Bay
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 2 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Sunny.
Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning southeasterly during the afternoon and evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Sunny.
Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming easterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Sunny.
Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Central Coast
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening. Winds turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.Southerly around 1 metre, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.Southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west during the morning.
Weather: Sunny.
South Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for South Central Coast
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas: 2 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening. Winds turning southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Kangaroo Island during the morning.
Weather: Sunny.
Upper South East Coast: Murray Mouth to Cape Jaffa Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Upper South East Coast: Murray Mouth to Cape Jaffa
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres south of Salt Creek.
Weather: Mostly clear.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending southerly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then tending southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Lower South East Coast: Cape Jaffa to SA-VIC Border Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Lower South East Coast: Cape Jaffa to SA-VIC Border
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres north of Beachport.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres.
Weather: Mostly clear.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots before turning easterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres north of Beachport by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather: Sunny.
Spencer Gulf Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Spencer Gulf
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Mostly clear.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Sunny.
Gulf St Vincent Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Gulf St Vincent
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots near the Yorke Peninsula coast.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Clear.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending east to southeasterly during the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Investigator Strait Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Investigator Strait
Issued: Tuesday, 20 January 9:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 20 January
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 21 January
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning and again in the evening. Winds turning southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 22 January
Winds: Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Friday, 23 January
Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather: Sunny.
