Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 18 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1310101099999121212141313121512121114131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)543186190186175144113113115254254297207273476426322322385372413384378378
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
1.46
5:02AM
0.92
5:07PM
1.55
5:27AM
0.81
5:34PM
1.59
5:45AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.35
11:21PM
0.26
10:21AM
0.35
11:58PM
0.27
10:33AM
0.34
12:37AM
0.33
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset-5:51-------5:50-------5:47------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161719201919192019171514141413141515141415161819
Feels °C (?)121315161515161918141211111110111313111214151717
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