King Head Weather Forecast
- 24
- 39
Sunny
- 17
- 23
Partly cloudy
- 17
- 26
Partly cloudy
- 18
- 30
Partly cloudy
- 18
- 24
Cloudy
- 15
- 20
Possible shower
- 13
- 20
Cloud clearing
Today 27 Jan Mount Lofty Ranges
Sunny. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures 37 to 43.
South Central Coastal Waters
- Wind
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A trough over central waters moves east and contracts into the Bight later today. A high pressure system moves into waters south of the Bight on Wednesday, tracking eastwards to reach the Tasman Sea on Thursday, maintaining a ridge over southern SA into Friday as another high pressure ridge extends in from the west.
King Head Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Encounter Bay (5km)
Lowest 23 January, 2026
8.5 °CAverage January
20.2 °CHighest 24 January, 2026
43.2 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Encounter Bay (5km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
15.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.6 °C