Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414161615151414141414141313141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75868468257754564612411571146612251072931791655537529355440467417423411388299
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.06
6:37PM
1.40
6:44AM
0.95
7:00PM
1.47
7:04AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.23
12:06PM
0.20
1:02AM
0.21
12:18PM
0.21
1:38AM
0.24
12:27PM
0.21
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----7:22-------7:22-------7:22--
Sunset7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------
clear
clear
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)
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Temp. °C171616161617191917171617171922222019191920222425
Feels °C (?)151415151515181716161517171920201716161617202223
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