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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm 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 11PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)--
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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
1033
1018
902
902
820
768
833
845
990
5010
6520
7289
6472
5466
4597
4595
3621
3859
4859
5020
4088
3568
3267
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM0.77m
12:18PM1.25m
11:59PM0.76m
12:39PM1.28m
00:14AM0.76m
1:01PM1.29m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.24m
5:32AM0.06m
6:47PM0.23m
5:49AM0.02m
7:07PM0.24m
6:07AM-0.01m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:35
5:34
5:32
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
22
22
17
15
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
20
18
17
17
14
13
11
12
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
WSW
11
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
1212
1033
1018
902
902
820
768
833
845
599
5010
6520
7289
6472
5466
4597
3885
3621
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
18
11
11
10
24
26
16
89
171
990
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.4
WNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.3
NW
5
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
4
SW
13
0.9
NNW
5
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
16
24
49
73
64
77
107
20
44
59
35
27
80
23
76
24
4595
45
3859
4859
5020
4088
3568
3267
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
2
Distance (km)
67
39
98
67
67
67
382
86
75
98
98
102
374
374
105
549
603
549
549
511
374
549
549
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
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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