Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
S
13
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1
S
13
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1601
1657
1733
1585
1359
1157
1121
1240
1381
1522
1420
1396
1527
1491
574
550
490
408
338
1001
977
1551
1229
1072
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:30AM0.89m
4:48PM1.56m
4:59AM0.86m
5:15PM1.58m
5:27AM0.82m
5:43PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.30m
11:34PM0.31m
10:20AM0.29m
00:06AM0.32m
10:41AM0.31m
00:39AM0.34m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
10
11
12
15
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
14
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
Energy kJ
1601
1657
1733
1585
1359
1157
1121
1240
1230
395
404
473
490
408
205
1001
977
1551
1229
1072
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
22
0.3
S
21
Energy kJ
392
259
314
220
181
37
82
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
142
338
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
10
2.1
S
13
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
65
67
56
53
45
45
31
14
1381
1522
1420
1396
1527
1491
574
550
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
372
506
439
567
506
544
544
544
561
628
625
628
629
57
87
94
57
57
96
84
59
54
54
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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