D'Estrees Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 ACDT
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D'Estrees Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's D'Estrees Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at D'Estrees Bay today?

The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at D'Estrees Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
2.1
SW
1.6
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312912131414131313121211111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11171387835213015344097690178306985755465783994303524211901144711551008819370260250220188
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
0.77
3:29AM
0.95
4:17PM
0.75
3:38AM
0.87
5:14PM
0.73
3:30AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
0.32
10:07AM
0.25
9:37PM
0.44
10:31AM
0.25
9:59PM
0.57
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-
Sunset--8:38-------8:38-------8:38-----
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232220161515151616171616151515151515141414141415
Feels °C (?)191615107881091010111011101011109910101112
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