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Pennington Bay Surf Forecast
/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
91 | 87 | 87 | 134 | 124 | 113 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 106 | 96 | 92 | 139 | 125 | 121 | 155 | 192 | 734 | 223 | 749 | 805 | 884 | 954 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.24m | 2:22AM0.82m | 2:41PM1.36m | 3:09AM0.81m | 3:16PM1.45m | 3:49AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.59m | 7:38AM0.57m | 9:48PM0.49m | 8:14AM0.52m | 10:22PM0.42m | 8:49AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 13 |
 kJ | 91 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 71 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 106 | 96 | 92 | 139 | 108 | 90 | 155 | 192 | 2 | 220 | — | — | — | 6 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 87 | 87 | 134 | 124 | 113 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 125 | 121 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WNW 3 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 50 | 90 | — | 3 | 104 | 88 | 734 | 223 | 749 | 805 | 884 | 954 | 743 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 96 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 83 | 94 | 84 | 439 | 89 | 96 | 54 | 71 | 626 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 616 | 626 | 616 | 606 | 606 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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