Weather Situation for South Australia
A ridge of high pressure will persist across the south this week, before the high moves across the Bight on Friday. A low pressure trough lingers near the far northeast before moving east later in the week.
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, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming south to southeasterly about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Central Coast
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending southwesterly in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
South Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for South Central Coast
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southwesterly below 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending southeasterly during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
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, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Mostly clear.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres.
Weather: Mostly 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, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Mostly clear.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Beachport during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres south of Port MacDonnell.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly during the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Spencer Gulf Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Spencer Gulf
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
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, 5 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Gulf St Vincent Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Gulf St Vincent
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Port Vincent to Brighton in the evening. Winds turning southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the morning then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Investigator Strait Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Investigator Strait
Issued: Tuesday, 3 March 3:30PM
Forecast for Tuesday, 3 March
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southerly about 10 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
