The State Emergency Service has warned of wild weather sweeping across South Australia, urging residents—particularly along the Adelaide Plains coast—to prepare for damaging winds, coastal flooding, and high tides.
“There is a risk of damaging waves and coastal flooding in Adelaide Plains Coastal settlements which may threaten you and your family’s safety,” the SES warned. Sea levels at Outer Harbor are forecast to rise above 3.8 metres during Monday’s afternoon and evening high tides.
The Bureau of Meteorology predicted “locally destructive wind gusts” over 125km/h from the western Eyre Peninsula to the Victorian border, with impacts extending inland to the Flinders Ranges, Murraylands and Riverland.
Senior meteorologist Jonathan How said, “Into Monday we will see that a cold front continues to push across the east, damaging winds will extend across the warning area and wind gusts are possible around parts of the South Australian coast, especially with thunderstorms.”
Adelaide is forecast to reach a high of 17°C on Monday, with a low of 11°C. Up to 30mm of rain is expected along the southern coast and Mount Lofty Ranges, with 15mm possible in the southern agricultural zone.
SeaLink suspended ferry services to Kangaroo Island on Sunday afternoon and warned they may remain suspended. “Unfortunately, current weather conditions and forecasts have not changed and all sailings today will not be operating,” they said.
Swells of up to 9 metres are possible off Kangaroo Island as the vigorous cold front moves through, with abnormally high tides expected across the state.
