Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 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 7AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am 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)7ft (2.2m)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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
13
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSW
9
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1
S
13
1.4
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
2.3
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1121
1220
1381
1384
1420
1280
1227
1355
584
549
417
917
338
1001
1611
1384
1229
1059
931
925
1866
1356
2059
2782
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-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
11:34PM0.31m
10:20AM0.29m
00:06AM0.32m
10:41AM0.31m
00:39AM0.34m
11:02AM0.34m
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:31
5:30
5:30
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
15
13
13
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
7
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
14
2
S
13
1
S
13
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.4
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
1121
1220
427
1355
345
490
417
917
201
1001
1611
1384
1229
1059
931
925
972
216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.5
S
17
1
S
13
1.1
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
404
392
142
314
180
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)
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
S
12
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
SSW
9
2.3
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
S
13
Energy kJ
26
11
1381
1384
1420
1280
1227
1001
584
549
1866
1356
2059
2782
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
544
544
561
628
871
871
629
87
57
118
57
57
57
59
59
54
54
54
54
439
439
626
629
646
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
4
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
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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