South Australian Forecast (issued Friday 8th December)

Best Days: Sunday morning, Monday morning, Wednesday morning South Coast

Recap

Poor conditions returned yesterday morning to the South Coast with fresh to strong onshore winds and a junky windswell. The Mid Coast was around 0.5ft, pulsing to 1ft on the sets through the afternoon as sea breezes kicked in.

Similar conditions were again seen down South this morning with the Mid offering tiny to flat conditions.

This weekend and next week (Jan 8 - 15)

South Coast: There's been no change to the good pulse of S/SW groundswell due down South tomorrow, but the winds have taken a slight shift for the worst.

Middleton should see solid 3ft sets, with 4ft+ waves at Waits and Parsons but with moderate SE winds, possibly tending E'ly at times through the morning. This isn't ideal and it's probably not worth the drive from Adelaide any more.

Sunday is still looking good as the swell eases from 2-3ft at Middleton and 4ft at Waits and Parsons under light N/NE offshores ahead of afternoon sea breezes.

Monday morning is now looking a little funky wind wise with an approaching trough bringing NW tending SW breezes.

An inconsistent long-range SW groundswell is due, but the models are still over-forecasting the size. This swell, generated in our far swell window is expected to offer inconsistent 2ft+ sets at Middleton with 3ft to occasionally 4ft waves at Waits and Parsons through the morning, smaller later

Small 2ft waves should continue at Middleton Tuesday morning but a late kick in new SW groundswell is due, easing through Wednesday. This will be produced by a small tight mid-latitude low moving in from the southern Indian Ocean, with inconsistent 2-3ft sets due at Middleton as it peaks and 3-4ft+ waves at Waits and Parsons.

Good conditions are due both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings with variable winds ahead of afternoon sea breezes.

Later in the week another tight mid-latitude low moving in from the southern Indian Ocean is due to later in the week, but this system will intensify while moving across us. A stormy mix of W/SW veering S/SW swell is due, but we'll have another look at this Monday.

Mid Coast: The weekend won't offer any surf at all, while an inconsistent SW groundswell for Monday might see the odd 0.5-1ft set on the favourable parts of the tide.

Later Tuesday and Wednesday morning's SW swell looks a little better with inconsistent 1ft sets likely.

Into the end of the week, the deepening mid-latitude low should provide more size, but more on this Monday. Have a great weekend!