Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 ACDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
1.3
SSE
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)9915141414141414813131366666232120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3623232922802761077200204181196219427569123175181193196295635583804387142554203
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
SSW
25
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoncross-
on		glassononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.71
5:08AM
1.31
6:45PM
0.78
5:43AM
1.35
6:58PM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
0.10
10:30PM
0.56
12:22PM
0.07
11:13PM
0.50
12:43PM
0.08
11:52PM
0.44
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------
Sunset----8:36-------8:36-------8:36---
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182328302318201817202121171616161717181817161616
Feels °C (?)182226282014211714171716121211111313131211111010
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pennington Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Pennington Bay at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest