South Australian Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 31st January)

Best Days: No good days

Recap

Fun waves across the Mid Coast yesterday once the early morning high tide receded and then pushed back in through the afternoon. Winds remained favourable and out of the S/SE with peaky 1-2ft sets at magnets. This morning we're back to smaller 1ft leftovers but the afternoon pulse will probably provided some novelty options.

The South Coast has been very poor with gusty onshore S/SE winds and a stormy S/SE windswell.

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This week and weekend (Feb 1 - 4)

We've got more of the same due across the South Coast over the coming period with a strong stubborn high sitting in the Bight along with weak fronts pushing up past its south-eastern flank due to create gusty E/SE tending S/SE winds.

We won't really see winds swing east enough to create decent conditions each morning, and as they'll be fresh, conditions will remain choppy and junky.

A low point in S/SE windswell is expected through each morning as winds tend E/SE, building again later in the day as the S/SE breezes strengthen.

Unfortunately there'll be no let up in this pattern over the weekend with smaller levels of S/SE windswell persisting as winds ease a little.

The Mid Coast won't offer any swell either, leaving no decent surfing options across the region.

We may see the pattern breakup through the middle of next week but with small surf, possibly followed by more onshore winds later week.

More on this Friday.