Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 01 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 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
460
447
366
366
366
372
383
413
446
1127
1797
2152
2025
1677
1401
1217
1157
1157
1686
2145
2871
1794
1765
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
40
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
off
off
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55PM1.40m
4:03AM0.91m
4:21PM1.50m
4:30AM0.89m
4:48PM1.56m
4:59AM0.86m
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
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
22
22
18
15
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
20
17
16
15
14
12
10
12
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
577
460
447
366
366
366
372
383
413
446
1127
1797
2152
2025
1677
1401
1217
1157
1157
1686
2145
1899
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
9
20
15
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
N
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
17
34
63
78
113
117
37
19
29
44
61
40
40
41
49
63
53
40
26
17
15
2871
1794
1765
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
54
81
81
81
379
379
87
83
83
87
94
94
372
509
439
616
506
506
510
544
544
544
544
544
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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