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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121817171716161617161616161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162151112112807749561005869581305522651829762743858871839653627610508
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
5
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
1.12
7:51AM
1.14
8:25PM
1.19
8:17AM
0.97
8:54PM
1.22
8:35AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.21
1:47AM
0.37
1:58PM
0.26
2:29AM
0.40
2:09PM
0.31
3:17AM
0.46
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset--8:34-------8:34-------8:32-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252829262425242827251816161615171818171615151623
Feels °C (?)202224212020202427231412111110121414131312121421
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