Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 29 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (30 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
92
90
135
129
155
164
865
766
674
674
1067
831
1198
1127
1359
1298
1209
948
846
738
553
469
387
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09AM0.81m
3:16PM1.45m
3:49AM0.81m
3:50PM1.52m
4:27AM0.82m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.49m
8:14AM0.52m
10:22PM0.42m
8:49AM0.49m
10:55PM0.37m
9:21AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
17
12
11
9
10
10
9
10
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
7
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
17
1.7
SSW
11
0.1
S
18
1.8
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
96
92
77
86
78
73
164
2
6
705
6
814
1127
1359
1298
1209
948
846
738
553
469
387
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
18
0.2
E
5
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
21
13
90
135
129
155
4
2
25
2
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
18
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
12
9
5
5
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
1.2
SW
7
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
32
53
3
3
3
7
147
865
766
674
674
1067
831
1198
3
18
60
147
141
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
84
439
439
488
84
439
439
629
629
629
616
629
476
57
57
81
71
54
54
89
90
379
598
799
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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