Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 11AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)141414151515141414131313121212121211121212111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4238764277385173446240333676311626511922156814071048880773686586493449456383282435279
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
1.00
5:34PM
0.81
1:28AM
1.00
3:54PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.37
8:51AM
0.34
7:49PM
0.79
9:02AM
0.33
8:48PM
0.65
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset-----5:59-------5:57-------5:55--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414151516151515151515161716151514141417171616
Feels °C (?)788101011111212131313151615141312131216151515
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