Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1
S
13
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1455
1372
1379
1001
584
575
417
932
338
1001
1611
1384
1229
1059
931
925
1778
1192
1864
2258
2469
2859
3387
3803
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:15PM1.58m
5:27AM0.82m
5:43PM1.57m
5:56AM0.77m
6:11PM1.53m
6:25AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.29m
00:06AM0.32m
10:41AM0.31m
00:39AM0.34m
11:02AM0.34m
1:14AM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
17
15
13
13
11
13
12
12
9
10
10
11
9
9
10
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
11
8
4
3
2
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
10
1
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
1206
584
345
575
417
932
201
1001
1611
1384
1229
1059
931
925
874
216
547
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.5
S
17
1
S
13
1.1
S
9
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
S
20
Energy kJ
417
335
392
142
314
180
11
37
82
81
81
141
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
338
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
Energy kJ
1455
1372
1379
1001
584
549
1778
1192
1864
2258
2469
2859
3387
3803
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
5
3
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
939
802
629
57
87
57
57
57
96
59
54
54
54
54
59
87
616
626
646
939
985
1097
1101
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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