Weather Situation for South Australia
A high pressure system south of SA will move east into the Tasman Sea on Wednesday as a developing cold front moves across the Bight. A new ridge of high pressure will begin to build over SA 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, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather: Becoming cloudy.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly early in the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Lower West Coast: Elliston to Cape Carnot
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds tending north to northeasterly early in the morning then tending east to northeasterly in the evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Central Coast
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending east to southeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
South Central Coast Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for South Central Coast
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning then tending northeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots west of Kangaroo Island in the late evening.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
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, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending southeasterly in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly before dawn.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
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, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather: Cloudy.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres during the evening.
Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Spencer Gulf Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Spencer Gulf
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cowell to Wallaroo.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Neill to Port Victoria during the evening.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Gulf St Vincent Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Gulf St Vincent
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the morning then tending northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Investigator Strait Forecast
Local Waters Forecast for Investigator Strait
Issued: Tuesday, 24 December 10:00AM
Forecast for Tuesday, 24 December
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather: Cloud clearing.
Forecast for Wednesday, 25 December
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly early in the morning then tending easterly in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather: Sunny.
Forecast for Thursday, 26 December
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.