Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 25). 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 (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
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

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
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
0.9
S
15
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
203
136
133
190
310
279
343
333
310
423
318
386
355
415
406
360
404
360
404
615
455
447
294
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
E
35
E
25
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
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
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM0.82m
9:27PM0.99m
12:43PM0.95m
11:11PM0.88m
1:28PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.72m
1:21PM0.80m
5:35AM0.71m
7:24PM0.81m
6:22AM0.68m
8:28PM0.69m
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
1
13
3
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
10
9
7
6
8
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
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
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
164
203
136
133
136
310
279
343
333
310
423
115
198
355
415
406
360
404
360
404
439
128
125
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
22
46
86
86
190
94
64
66
60
57
129
318
386
347
355
333
324
250
239
176
128
8
31
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.1
SW
11
0.5
S
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
8
82
59
14
46
66
5
67
206
67
2
2
10
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
4
6
19
31
30
29
34
34
43
54
44
19
5
9
615
455
447
294
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
54
54
89
77
92
87
57
57
83
83
90
90
92
92
107
57
54
92
92
89
107
107
117
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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