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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 Thursday 21 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
791 | 674 | 577 | 389 | 273 | 222 | 372 | 501 | 619 | 954 | 1225 | 970 | 944 | 694 | 553 | 447 | 361 | 350 | 277 | 277 | 263 | 243 | 240 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.51m | 6:28AM0.68m | 7:02PM1.40m | 6:58AM0.71m | 7:40PM1.27m | 8:08AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.48m | 2:03AM0.58m | 11:01AM0.51m | 2:40AM0.65m | 11:31AM0.58m | 3:20AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 791 | 674 | 577 | 389 | 273 | 222 | 372 | 501 | 619 | 954 | 1225 | 970 | 944 | 694 | 553 | 447 | 361 | 350 | 277 | 277 | 263 | 243 | 240 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 128 | — | 79 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 59 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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