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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)131212121213131313131313131213131213151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3863683623653774275135064884804734663803743803863744518461164121211911028855
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.88
4:44AM
1.13
5:46PM
1.01
5:18AM
1.16
5:57PM
1.16
5:50AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.50
11:21AM
0.13
11:17PM
0.38
11:37AM
0.15
11:51PM
0.29
11:52AM
0.17
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset7:35-------7:34-------7:32-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616171718181817161616161717171616161616171818
Feels °C (?)121213151517161514131313131414141313131414151615
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