D'Estrees Bay Surf Forecast

/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 25 May 2026 ACST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.3° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	-	-
Afternoon (25 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s
Evening (25 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 25				Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	458	525	619	697	712	817	536	446	682	732	732	712	561	537	463	475	587	402	362	299	286	255	209	214
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	NE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:32PM0.70m							11:25AM0.72m			8:35PM0.59m					10:49AM0.86m				9:42PM0.59m
Low Tide						3:26AM0.45m					5:58PM0.57m			3:21AM0.37m					5:30PM0.49m				3:41AM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—
	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	2	2	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	11	12	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	9	11	11	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	458	441	619	697	712	817	536	329	388	442	484	446	416	433	463	357	432	326	269	299	203	161	176	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 22	SSW 13	SSW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	376	525	231	180	158	211	169	299	682	732	732	712	561	537	434	18	326	41	61	98	286	255	209	169
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 13	S 11	SSW 11	—	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	NE 4	—	—	S 23	SW 22	—	SSW 21	—	—	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18
kJ	30	32	9	12	—	—	273	446	—	—	4	—	—	10	19	—	44	—	—	134	93	161	159	214
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	23	43	61	67	64	29	12	17	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	475	587	402	362	229	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stoney Rise SA - East Coast	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2
Distance (km)	53	53	53	39	85	85	85	85	105	105	53	53	39	53	53	53	53	53	119	235	85	53	53	53
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Cape Young Husband	Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek			Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Hanson Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay			Sandy Creek	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4			2	1	4	1	1	1	1	1			3	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Dirk Hartog Island WA - North West	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6

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