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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 May 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
17.8° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1455
1435
1415
1265
1195
1033
1018
902
902
820
915
833
1005
3075
4408
4767
5940
9877
8883
5105
7639
5175
5279
5490
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
40
NNE
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.18m
11:43PM0.77m
12:18PM1.25m
11:59PM0.76m
12:39PM1.28m
00:14AM0.76m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.12m
6:26PM0.24m
5:32AM0.06m
6:47PM0.23m
5:49AM0.02m
7:07PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
20
21
19
16
18
15
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
1455
1435
1415
1265
1195
1033
1018
902
902
820
915
833
1005
3075
4408
4767
5940
6588
5821
5105
5222
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.2
WSW
8
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
30
21
10
5
18
18
11
10
4
43
187
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
W
5
0.9
NW
4
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
5
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
25
22
22
24
21
24
49
50
83
129
27
280
552
18
37
9877
8883
7639
5175
5279
5490
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
2
Distance (km)
86
86
67
39
86
67
39
67
382
566
99
98
99
99
99
99
99
511
442
442
442
549
442
631
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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