Pennington Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kangaroo Island, Australia)

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Pennington Bay Surf Guide

Pennington Bay in Kangaroo Island is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Watch out for rips and sharks.

Pennington Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	fairly consistent	18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pennington Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pennington Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pennington Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pennington Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 26% of the time in June while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 25% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

26%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

49%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

25%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pennington Bay Location Map

Interactive Pennington Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Pennington Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 125 km (78 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Pennington Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 531 km (330 miles) away.

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Pennington Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:08 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	10	13	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at Pennington Bay

Current tide and informaton

For American River, Australia, 7 km from Pennington Bay.

Next High Water: 05:43pm | 1.57m

Next Low Water: 10:41am | 0.31m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pennington Bay Sea Temperature

The Pennington Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (18.1 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite