Encounter Reef Weather Forecast
- 7
- 13
Cloudy
- 4
- 14
Partly cloudy
- 5
- 15
Mostly sunny
- 4
- 15
Partly cloudy
- 6
- 15
Partly cloudy
- 5
- 16
Possible shower
- 7
- 15
Showers
Today 5 Jul Mount Lofty Ranges
Cloudy. Patchy morning fog in the north. Slight chance of a shower about the southern Fleurieu Peninsula early this morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 13.
South Central Coastal Waters
- Wind
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system centred south of the Bight extends a ridge over SA. The high will move eastwards to be centred near Tasmania on Sunday and Monday but will continue to extend a ridge over SA. The ridge will weaken mid next week as a trough moves over western coasts then a cold front will move across from the west late Friday and early Saturday.
Encounter Reef Temperature Statistics View More
July Temperature
Encounter Bay (2km)
Lowest 4 July, 2026
6.9 °CAverage July
12.1 °CHighest 3 July, 2026
15.3 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Encounter Bay (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
15.3 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.7 °C