Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am 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
18.3° 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 5PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1
S
13
1.3
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
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1381
1426
1455
1372
1478
1355
584
575
417
932
338
864
1611
1384
1229
1059
919
905
1778
1249
1864
2258
2391
2770
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:59AM0.86m
5:15PM1.58m
5:27AM0.82m
5:43PM1.57m
5:56AM0.77m
6:11PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.29m
00:06AM0.32m
10:41AM0.31m
00:39AM0.34m
11:02AM0.34m
1:14AM0.38m
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
11
9
4
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
12
2
S
13
1
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.3
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
Energy kJ
1206
1355
345
575
417
932
199
864
1611
1384
1229
1059
919
905
874
216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.5
S
17
1
S
13
1.2
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
335
392
142
319
224
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)
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSW
9
0.9
WSW
5
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
1381
1426
1455
1372
1478
1001
584
549
39
1778
1249
1864
2258
2391
2770
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
561
628
871
802
871
57
87
57
57
57
71
96
59
54
54
54
54
87
626
616
646
871
985
1097
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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