Encounter Reef Weather Forecast
- 9
- 17
Shower or two
- 9
- 20
Showers. Possible afternoon storm
- 12
- 18
Showers. Wind easing
- 11
- 17
Showers
- 9
- 16
Showers
- 9
- 18
Showers
- 10
- 18
Shower or two
Today 31 May Mount Lofty Ranges
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely later tonight. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon then becoming northerly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 13 and 17.
South Central Coastal Waters
- Wind
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming northerly 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
- Weather Situation
- A weak high pressure system moves across from the west today. A significant low pressure system moves over waters to the south of SA on Monday and Tuesday reaching western Bass Strait Tuesday afternoon. A another low pressure moves over waters to the southeast on Wednesday. A high pressure system follows the low moving across northern parts of SA later in the week.
Encounter Reef Temperature Statistics View More
May Temperature
Encounter Bay (2km)
Lowest 26 May, 2026
5 °CAverage May
14.6 °CHighest 1 May, 2026
29.7 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Encounter Bay (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.5 °CAverage 2021–2026
15.3 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.7 °C