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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
18.5° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111121218171717161616161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285204163150123123261673150590410291445170816061586200817881698158914091319982850682
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.05
3:42PM
0.84
3:34AM
0.94
4:19PM
0.84
3:31AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.18
9:47AM
0.22
9:27PM
0.30
9:59AM
0.21
9:55PM
0.44
10:08AM
0.20
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset8:35-------8:34-------8:34-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302523252532282318161616161718181716161617242727
Feels °C (?)252119212026262115131213131415151413131416222424
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