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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SSE
1.3
SW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)13121212999918181616161612121211141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)923496325205171166136106178176155232295397435494432406638117010581011996932
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.75
1:00PM
1.33
12:26AM
0.71
1:24PM
1.34
12:28AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.19
6:06AM
0.00
7:33PM
0.26
6:19AM
-0.06
7:54PM
0.35
6:36AM
-0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset-5:51-------5:50-------5:49------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818202019191917161514141413141514141414151720
Feels °C (?)131415161715171815131211121211121312121213141618
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