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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 24 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
19.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)171616161716161616161515141414141413212019181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8164275226518297627438588478397856276105084053942972812413955015596321552
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
NE
20
S
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
1.19
8:17AM
0.97
8:54PM
1.22
8:35AM
0.79
9:26PM
1.22
8:08AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
0.40
2:09PM
0.31
3:17AM
0.46
2:10PM
0.33
4:23AM
0.54
1:55PM
0.32
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset8:34-------8:32-------8:31-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161617181917161616172326282724262720242422
Feels °C (?)141311111112141513121314152124252320212518221916
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