Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 14 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
84
391
994
1111
1048
940
929
793
654
566
456
449
356
336
341
443
580
478
1800
1962
1687
1418
1152
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
2:41PM1.18m
3:03AM0.95m
3:09PM1.33m
3:50AM0.91m
3:40PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.58m
9:16PM0.53m
8:34AM0.57m
10:01PM0.43m
8:56AM0.56m
10:43PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
17
15
16
17
14
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
18
18
17
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
9
84
391
994
1111
1048
940
929
793
654
566
456
449
356
336
341
443
580
478
1800
1962
1687
1418
1152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.8
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
77
75
73
5
5
2
2
3
1
408
581
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
87
83
86
5
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
9
10
2
6
3
5
8
6
10
24
19
11
28
32
55
35
22
11
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
59
59
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
71
59
54
59
59
54
54
54
59
59
57
57
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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