Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 26 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (27 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
397
343
301
505
426
429
413
348
278
219
178
142
110
91
87
87
134
124
113
172
123
121
106
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM0.88m
1:28PM1.10m
1:16AM0.83m
2:05PM1.24m
2:22AM0.82m
2:41PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.81m
6:22AM0.68m
8:28PM0.69m
7:01AM0.63m
9:11PM0.59m
7:38AM0.57m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
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5:15
5:15
5:14
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
406
397
343
301
360
426
128
126
126
125
85
178
142
110
91
83
67
69
67
50
50
37
121
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
355
333
257
250
184
176
9
8
31
37
72
77
75
48
47
87
87
134
124
113
172
123
31
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
10
9
9
64
64
107
91
46
26
25
12
12
47
34
23
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
505
429
413
348
278
219
1
3
8
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
57
57
57
57
117
107
104
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
54
54
54
54
54
59
83
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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