Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 25 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.7
S
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
133
190
310
279
343
333
239
184
318
386
352
415
406
381
381
381
381
372
488
519
337
243
202
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM0.82m
9:27PM0.99m
12:43PM0.95m
11:11PM0.88m
1:28PM1.10m
1:16AM0.83m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.72m
1:21PM0.80m
5:35AM0.71m
7:24PM0.81m
6:22AM0.68m
8:28PM0.69m
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
12
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
16
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
5
7
10
10
10
10
10
8
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
9
1
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
136
133
136
310
279
343
333
239
93
168
292
352
415
406
381
381
381
381
372
400
126
125
243
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
86
86
190
94
64
66
59
56
184
318
386
347
355
264
257
250
184
176
128
126
31
37
85
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.3
SW
11
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
N
4
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
82
59
14
46
66
19
104
129
67
2
10
9
9
9
8
72
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.5
E
4
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
21
35
28
24
41
35
22
12
22
7
488
519
337
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
92
77
90
71
57
57
71
59
90
71
92
57
107
57
54
57
57
92
107
107
445
57
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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