Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131312121212121313131313141515161614141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)339334319248244304383582673653623704894108911641253483711604518492389306297
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.12
10:39PM
0.96
7:19PM
0.82
3:39AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.19
11:30AM
0.23
9:43PM
0.79
11:05AM
0.27
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----7:28-------7:28-------7:28--
Sunset7:21-------7:20-------7:17-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414151516171716161515151618191919202021212224
Feels °C (?)91011121214151414151313141416171817181820181821
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