Port Hughes Weather Forecast

Spencer Gulf Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres north of Cowell to Wallaroo.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly around 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly clear. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Cowell to Wallaroo later tonight.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure persists over southern parts of SA. A trough of low pressure extends across the pastoral districts and into the eastern states. The trough will move into the far northeast on Monday as the high centre moves into the Bight. Most of the state will be dominated by the ridge of high pressure on Tuesday, as the high centre moves into the Tasman Sea. Another trough of low pressure enters from the west on Tuesday and extends east on Wednesday, as cold front moves over the south on Wednesday. The trough moves northeastwards on Thursday as a new ridge of high pressure extends from the west.