Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 03 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
13
1
S
13
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
1247
1534
1657
1733
1585
1359
1275
1121
1839
1336
1496
1815
1251
1251
1379
1400
608
480
917
338
875
1120
1078
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:30AM0.89m
4:48PM1.56m
4:59AM0.86m
5:15PM1.58m
5:27AM0.82m
5:43PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.33m
9:57AM0.30m
11:34PM0.31m
10:20AM0.29m
00:06AM0.32m
10:41AM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
8
7
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
13
14
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1
S
13
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
Energy kJ
569
1247
1534
1657
1733
1585
1359
1275
1121
1323
1280
1379
522
330
480
917
201
875
1120
1078
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
0.5
S
17
1
S
13
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
8
Energy kJ
392
143
314
229
175
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
Energy kJ
140
338
11
11
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
10
2
S
13
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
49
49
65
56
63
55
45
45
31
1839
1336
1496
1815
1251
1251
886
1400
608
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
4
2
5
4
Distance (km)
87
87
372
506
439
439
506
544
544
544
567
625
626
871
629
57
87
57
57
96
84
57
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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