View the current warnings for South Australia
Forecast issued at 4:49 pm CDT on Wednesday 27 March 2024.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in the Bight will remain near-stationary until Thursday morning, then it will move slowly eastwards to be centred over the Tasman Sea by Friday evening. A ridge will persist over waters to the south of SA associated with another high southwest of WA.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Brighton by early evening.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Thursday 28 March
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Winds shifting westerly for a period during the afternoon before shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the late afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 29 March
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots before dawn then becoming variable in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 30 March
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 31 March
- Winds
- South to southeasterly below 10 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- 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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CDT Thursday.
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