Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jun)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
297
242
257
251
318
400
2328
1009
2641
3954
3449
2059
2767
2187
1680
1747
1855
1694
1470
1470
1512
1548
1351
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:22PM1.56m
5:03AM0.82m
4:53PM1.57m
5:38AM0.82m
5:25PM1.57m
6:13AM0.83m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.35m
9:53AM0.48m
00:00AM0.34m
10:23AM0.49m
00:32AM0.36m
10:54AM0.52m
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rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
14
15
15
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
10
9
10
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
0.4
WSW
11
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
300
297
242
144
135
318
400
2641
2431
2059
1776
1520
1680
1747
1584
1406
1470
1172
37
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.9
SSW
13
0.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
101
147
144
20
251
96
50
30
30
30
30
282
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.7
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
1
17
35
257
68
75
74
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.2
NNW
5
0.8
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
20
35
56
57
80
121
209
2328
1009
2641
3954
3449
38
2767
2187
22
1855
1694
1470
1512
1548
1351
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
812
799
945
372
628
439
439
439
625
932
871
626
823
822
822
214
57
57
57
118
445
629
844
1101
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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