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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 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
18.0° 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 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (03 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5512
6308
6122
5464
4823
4148
3817
3503
3496
3117
2558
2308
2159
1851
2805
2521
2045
1679
1422
1276
2829
2479
2111
2033
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:39PM1.28m
00:14AM0.76m
1:01PM1.29m
00:30AM0.75m
1:24PM1.26m
00:45AM0.74m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.02m
7:07PM0.24m
6:07AM-0.01m
7:28PM0.27m
6:27AM-0.02m
7:49PM0.32m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:00
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
7
7
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5512
6308
6122
4470
4823
4148
325
768
822
2521
2045
1679
1422
1276
2829
2479
2111
2033
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
1
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
210
548
893
54
117
180
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
Energy kJ
13
11
55
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.3
NNW
5
4
SW
13
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
13
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
51
152
90
5464
76
64
3817
3503
3496
3117
2558
2308
2159
1851
2805
1034
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
374
511
442
572
511
549
549
549
566
634
631
634
634
53
102
109
53
53
95
99
75
39
39
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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