Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 30 Aug 2025 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
14.4° 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 10AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (30 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4.5
SSW
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)131311111212111111111111111112121314141818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)53051174328962367264015521647995788766717761816827916108916182104264350623273286726372265
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
1.41
6:49PM
0.84
7:48AM
1.36
6:45PM
0.72
8:19AM
1.29
4:59PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.50
12:34AM
0.29
2:32PM
0.57
12:34AM
0.32
3:56PM
0.63
12:18AM
0.35
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:39------
Sunset---5:57-------5:58-------5:58----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111112121212111112121314131212121212141413121211
Feels °C (?)2367887788899899981099886
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Kangaroo Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Pennington Bay (light winds from the SSW at ParndanaCfsAws 45 km from Pennington Bay). A 3.7m groundswell from the S is too big for here

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45 km away, 37 min ago

7 km/h
SSW
0.0
14.4
Air / Water (°C)
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