Encounter Reef Weather Forecast

    • 17
    • 25

    Mostly clear

    • 16
    • 21

    Possible shower

    • 14
    • 20

    Wind easing. Cloud clearing

    • 14
    • 33

    Sunny

    • 21
    • 39

    Afternoon cool change

    • 18
    • 25

    Mostly sunny

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    • 31

    Sunny

Today 20 Jan Mount Lofty Ranges

Clear. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening.

South Central Coastal Waters

Wind
Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.
Weather Situation
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.
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January Temperature

Encounter Bay (2km)

  • Lowest 6 January, 2026

    10.1 °C

  • Average January

    19.8 °C

  • Highest 7 January, 2026

    42.1 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Encounter Bay (2km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    10.4 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    15.1 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    20.6 °C
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