Encounter Reef Weather Forecast
- 12
- 20
Rain. Storm
- 12
- 18
Shower or two. Wind easing
- 10
- 18
Cloudy
- 9
- 21
Partly cloudy
- 12
- 24
Showers easing. Storm
- 13
- 18
Shower or two
- 10
- 17
Shower or two
Today 21 Oct Mount Lofty Ranges
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. A thunderstorm likely. Winds northerly 15 to 25 km/h tending northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening.
South Central Coastal Waters
- Wind
- East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots west of Kangaroo Island in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A low pressure system south of Ceduna and an associated cold front will continue to move southeastwards over southern coastal waters today and early Wednesday, reaching the Tasman Sea late on Wednesday. In the wake of this system, a high pressure system will move into the Bight on Thursday and into Bass Strait on Friday with another low pressure system moving into western coastal waters late Friday.
Encounter Reef Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Encounter Bay (2km)
Lowest 15 October, 2025
3.4 °CAverage October
16.5 °CHighest 16 October, 2025
30.4 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Encounter Bay (2km)
Average Low 2020–2025
10.4 °CAverage 2020–2025
15.1 °CAverage High 2020–2025
20.6 °C