Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 ACST
Forecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)14131313131010109999181212121413131215121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)984878653555543186190186175144113113104254254297207468447426347322385366
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
1.00
4:41PM
1.46
5:02AM
0.92
5:07PM
1.55
5:27AM
0.81
5:34PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.30
10:06AM
0.35
11:21PM
0.26
10:21AM
0.35
11:58PM
0.27
10:33AM
0.34
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:45-------6:46-------6:46----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:50-------5:47--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141617192020192020211815151415141515151415
Feels °C (?)98991213151616151618221611121113111313131113
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