Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
10
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
401
413
419
569
1265
1772
1902
1783
1609
1359
1157
1085
1807
1499
1522
1455
1517
1363
1079
643
546
569
417
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:21PM1.50m
4:30AM0.89m
4:48PM1.56m
4:59AM0.86m
5:15PM1.58m
5:27AM0.82m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.33m
11:02PM0.33m
9:57AM0.30m
11:34PM0.31m
10:20AM0.29m
00:06AM0.32m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
11
12
10
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
0.8
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
372
401
413
419
569
1265
1772
1902
1783
1609
1359
1157
1085
1201
260
643
546
569
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
1
S
13
1
S
13
Energy kJ
9
3
324
319
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
S
17
Energy kJ
5
145
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
32
26
20
29
49
49
77
80
80
73
55
39
20
1807
1499
1522
1455
1517
1363
1079
506
413
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
372
59
84
83
87
83
95
506
439
439
507
544
544
544
567
567
625
626
871
823
87
57
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
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
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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