Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 02 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
366
366
366
372
401
413
446
1159
1822
1956
1835
1733
1422
1236
1193
1295
1216
1574
1836
1993
2137
1914
1426
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
off
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-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM0.91m
4:21PM1.50m
4:30AM0.89m
4:48PM1.56m
4:59AM0.86m
5:15PM1.58m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.37m
9:34AM0.33m
11:02PM0.33m
9:57AM0.30m
11:34PM0.31m
10:20AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:34
5:32
5:31
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
20
15
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
14
10
12
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
372
366
366
366
372
401
413
446
1159
1822
1956
1835
1733
1422
1236
1193
1295
1216
1574
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
14
10
9
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
76
105
91
109
34
22
28
42
37
32
61
83
87
73
74
56
31
26
14
1836
1993
2137
1914
1426
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
81
372
379
90
372
84
83
83
94
83
89
506
506
544
506
507
544
544
567
544
544
544
445
506
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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