Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 24 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 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
193
184
180
186
135
164
128
167
246
136
184
190
310
352
422
333
310
236
188
386
478
497
416
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:08AM0.75m
8:24PM1.13m
10:11AM0.82m
9:27PM0.99m
12:43PM0.95m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.70m
12:07PM0.68m
4:17AM0.72m
1:21PM0.80m
5:35AM0.71m
7:24PM0.81m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
13
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
10
12
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
1.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
263
193
184
180
186
135
164
128
167
246
136
184
136
183
352
422
333
195
236
116
181
343
338
416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.1
S
20
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
16
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
S
14
Energy kJ
7
7
22
7
3
1
22
46
86
87
190
310
64
66
59
310
48
173
386
478
333
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
20
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
S
13
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
7
7
4
21
25
1
8
82
33
14
104
42
28
129
188
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
5
1.1
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
18
42
44
21
1
1
1
1
5
7
9
15
16
11
8
7
10
7
343
497
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
1
Distance (km)
89
54
59
81
81
83
54
54
54
54
59
59
71
92
92
87
57
90
57
99
92
57
118
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
4
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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