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Pennington Bay Surf Forecast
/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
386 | 367 | 406 | 397 | 343 | 454 | 474 | 523 | 500 | 493 | 418 | 310 | 250 | 164 | 134 | 110 | 113 | 134 | 87 | 134 | 138 | 113 | 172 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:43PM0.95m | 11:11PM0.88m | 1:28PM1.10m | 1:16AM0.83m | 2:05PM1.24m | 2:22AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.81m | 6:22AM0.68m | 8:28PM0.69m | 7:01AM0.63m | 9:11PM0.59m | 7:38AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 235 | 367 | 406 | 397 | 343 | 343 | 184 | 176 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 125 | 85 | 164 | 134 | 110 | 113 | 85 | 87 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 386 | 347 | 355 | 333 | 257 | 250 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 48 | 91 | 134 | 87 | 134 | 138 | 113 | 172 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | 107 | 47 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 454 | 474 | 523 | 500 | 493 | 418 | 310 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 57 | 107 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 109 | 118 | 107 | 117 | 92 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 83 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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