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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 28 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
17.8° 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 9PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4138
3727
3358
3157
3118
3216
2787
2324
2090
2061
2182
2200
1977
1674
1556
1579
1442
1314
1247
1319
1516
1716
1600
1435
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
0
NW
0
E
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56PM0.77m
11:30AM0.95m
11:10PM0.77m
11:42AM1.08m
11:27PM0.77m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.42m
5:00AM0.27m
5:42PM0.33m
5:05AM0.19m
6:04PM0.28m
5:17AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
22
23
24
22
21
20
22
22
24
25
24
24
22
21
21
21
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
16
18
19
21
20
20
19
19
17
19
21
20
19
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
4138
3727
3358
3157
3118
3216
2787
2324
2090
2061
2182
2200
1977
1674
1556
1579
1442
1314
1247
1319
1516
1716
1600
1435
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
NW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
14
30
36
19
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
12
21
24
18
13
5
8
13
11
11
14
11
14
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
75
53
53
53
105
107
85
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
67
39
39
39
39
67
67
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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