Encounter Reef Weather Forecast
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- 23
Cloud clearing
- 17
- 25
Partly cloudy
- 19
- 29
Partly cloudy
- 18
- 23
Cloudy
- 15
- 20
Partly cloudy
- 14
- 20
Mostly sunny
- 12
- 26
Mostly sunny
Today 28 Jan Mount Lofty Ranges
Mostly sunny. Winds southeasterly 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 34.
South Central Coastal Waters
- Wind
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots west of Kangaroo Island in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A trough over western and central parts of the SA continues to move across the south before contracting and lingering inland. A high pressure system moves over waters south of the Bight on Wednesday, reaching the Tasman Sea on Thursday. Another high pressure system building over over waters well south of SA extends a south to southeasterly flow over southern SA late Saturday.
Encounter Reef Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Encounter Bay (2km)
Lowest 23 January, 2026
8.5 °CAverage January
21 °CHighest 24 January, 2026
43.2 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Encounter Bay (2km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
15.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.6 °C