Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 13 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
89
86
84
87
84
391
994
1111
1048
940
929
793
654
566
456
443
356
336
341
437
485
452
1560
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NE
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:03AM0.97m
2:41PM1.18m
3:03AM0.95m
3:09PM1.33m
3:50AM0.91m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.67m
8:10AM0.58m
9:16PM0.53m
8:34AM0.57m
10:01PM0.43m
8:56AM0.56m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
Temp °C
21
22
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
16
17
19
17
16
15
14
14
13
12
10
9
12
12
13
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
17
Energy kJ
90
89
86
84
77
84
391
994
1111
1048
940
929
793
654
566
456
443
356
336
341
437
485
303
1560
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SW
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
16
14
7
53
87
75
76
203
5
5
4
2
1
1
452
771
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
E
4
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
E
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
6
31
31
3
6
6
86
5
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
9
1
7
6
6
5
11
2
4
8
16
46
71
71
38
16
9
6
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
54
54
54
54
54
54
59
54
54
54
54
54
59
87
71
59
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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