Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 31 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
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)
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
0.8
SSW
17
1
S
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
WSW
9
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1452
1229
948
833
738
553
469
389
358
321
238
399
957
441
591
2053
2416
2144
799
1967
1517
1193
1030
1107
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
N
30
N
35
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
50
NNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
cross
on
High Tide
3:50PM1.52m
4:27AM0.82m
4:22PM1.56m
5:03AM0.82m
4:53PM1.57m
5:38AM0.82m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.37m
9:21AM0.47m
11:28PM0.35m
9:53AM0.48m
00:00AM0.34m
10:23AM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
9
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
9
7
9
9
8
8
5
4
5
6
6
7
9
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
1452
1229
948
833
738
553
469
389
358
297
238
399
957
441
113
799
1967
1517
1193
1030
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
9
0.4
SW
12
0.7
S
14
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
3
2
29
100
147
144
114
106
94
239
97
37
198
30
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
E
6
0.8
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
S
10
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
11
1
321
35
137
17
51
452
211
138
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
1
N
4
1.5
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.5
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
9
0.4
SW
13
1
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
0.5
NW
3
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
8
38
115
133
190
106
31
61
99
32
30
313
591
2053
2416
2144
644
44
293
639
5
1107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
71
54
59
90
90
544
598
628
812
372
379
379
561
439
626
626
625
626
823
823
214
54
57
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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