Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 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 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSW
9
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
1.6
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1379
1001
584
549
417
932
338
1001
1611
1384
1229
1072
931
1048
1322
1377
2022
2408
2492
2996
3463
3613
5827
4410
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
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
00:06AM0.32m
10:41AM0.31m
00:39AM0.34m
11:02AM0.34m
1:14AM0.38m
11:20AM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:30
5:30
5:29
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
10
11
9
9
10
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
12
8
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
1.7
S
10
1
S
13
1.6
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
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
Energy kJ
1206
573
345
520
417
932
201
1001
1611
1384
1229
1072
931
1048
986
216
364
249
5827
4410
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)
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSW
9
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
4
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
16
Energy kJ
1379
1001
584
549
5
13
1322
1377
2022
2408
2492
2996
3463
3613
4355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
823
57
87
57
57
57
96
57
54
54
54
54
54
84
626
616
871
871
1097
985
1097
57
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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