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: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
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: East to southeasterly 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: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
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: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
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.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
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.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southeasterly during the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Central Coast
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 10 to 15 knots before dawn 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: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
South Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for South Central Coast
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots 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 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres later in the evening.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly during the morning.
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: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to below 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: Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
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: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
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: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Beachport during the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Beachport during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres by early evening.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly below 10 knots during the morning.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Spencer Gulf Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Spencer Gulf
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
Forecast for Wednesday, 4 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: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Thursday, 5 March
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming 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: Southerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Gulf St Vincent Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Gulf St Vincent
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
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 tending south to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly during the morning then tending south to southeasterly during the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Investigator Strait Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Investigator Strait
Issued: Wednesday, 4 March 3:40AM
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, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Forecast for Friday, 6 March
Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
