Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 16 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)121615151515141414161615141414141413131313131010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4114009049048808868748349382011235519591686133511581147984772653555466170202190
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
1.07
3:58PM
1.18
4:00AM
1.05
4:17PM
1.34
4:33AM
1.00
4:41PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.34
10:06PM
0.39
9:50AM
0.34
10:43PM
0.30
10:06AM
0.35
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset-----5:52-------5:52-------5:51--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717182020161615151414141414131313131416181921
Feels °C (?)15151515171714141312101010101099991012151517
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