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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 12 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
19.0° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)101010101017161615141414141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19220420824524552280310121396148414431285128512851267117916821807194217661879162215561656
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.71
2:25AM
0.75
11:57PM
0.82
12:01AM
0.93
11:33AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
0.69
11:20AM
0.30
11:56AM
0.35
9:20AM
0.39
3:48PM
0.35
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:18---
Sunset8:38-------8:38-------8:37-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141415161616151515151617161615151516161616
Feels °C (?)11109101011121212111111111314121210101011101010
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