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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 19 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
17.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at D'Estrees Bay today?

The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.1
SW
2
S
2.1
S
1.1
SW
2.2
S
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131313136612222120191818171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48745344036264984110141275352304344341463148365473241130623921404949822936420440261997
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.25
1:16PM
0.62
2:01AM
1.27
1:42PM
0.67
2:24AM
1.27
2:09PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.29
6:54PM
0.08
8:44AM
0.27
7:25PM
0.05
9:00AM
0.25
7:56PM
0.06
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:22-------6:22-------6:24-----
Sunset------8:37-------8:36-------8:36-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211717192019171616171718191817161616161616161514
Feels °C (?)1915151616151312111314151514121212121312111097
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