Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 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 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 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 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
!
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
593
577
460
447
366
366
299
377
401
413
446
743
1772
2152
2228
1969
1581
1336
1175
3225
1883
2310
1935
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
40
N
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:36
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
16
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
21
19
17
16
15
14
11
10
11
9
7
5
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
703
593
577
460
447
366
366
299
377
401
413
446
743
1772
2152
2228
1969
1581
1336
1175
1376
1399
1599
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
13
14
16
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
3.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
28
18
15
37
63
64
87
104
35
17
22
56
67
47
45
41
54
47
28
19
3225
1883
2310
1935
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
2
Distance (km)
81
54
83
81
81
81
379
71
59
83
83
87
372
372
89
544
598
544
544
506
372
544
544
625
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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