Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 25 May 2026 ACST
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Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
13
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
310
279
343
333
310
423
318
386
352
406
388
381
372
426
439
409
343
307
242
220
183
165
153
Wind (km/h)
20
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
5
E
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM0.82m
9:27PM0.99m
12:43PM0.95m
11:11PM0.88m
1:28PM1.10m
1:16AM0.83m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.80m
5:35AM0.71m
7:24PM0.81m
6:22AM0.68m
8:28PM0.69m
7:01AM0.63m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
10
12
10
9
9
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
14
13
12
11
12
12
9
10
11
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
16
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
13
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
136
310
279
343
333
310
423
169
262
352
406
388
381
372
426
176
409
343
125
125
220
183
165
153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
190
94
64
66
59
101
129
318
386
347
355
264
257
250
184
9
171
126
31
38
85
77
49
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.3
SW
11
0.6
S
9
0.3
N
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
2
46
66
19
56
3
67
10
9
9
8
72
64
64
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
NE
3
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
26
27
24
29
31
17
6
15
7
6
439
307
242
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
57
57
57
54
71
71
71
71
92
107
57
57
54
57
57
57
57
57
117
231
99
57
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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