D'Estrees Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kangaroo Island, Australia)

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D'Estrees Bay Surf Guide

D'Estrees Bay in Kangaroo Island is a very sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

D'Estrees Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	1	fairly consistent	17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing D'Estrees Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at D'Estrees Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf D'Estrees Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing D'Estrees Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 23% of the time in August while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 68% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

23%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

68%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore D'Estrees Bay Location Map

Interactive D'Estrees Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to D'Estrees Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 140 km (87 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to D'Estrees Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 539 km (335 miles) away.

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D'Estrees Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:32 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	12	13	16	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off

What does D'Estrees Bay look like?

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Credit: Dean Wiles

Tides at D'Estrees Bay

Current tide and informaton

For D'Estrees Bay, 0 km from D'Estrees Bay.

Next High Water: 01:24pm | 1.26m

Next Low Water: 07:49pm | 0.32m

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D'Estrees Bay Sea Temperature

The D'Estrees Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (17.8 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite