Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1
S
13
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
932
338
1001
1611
1384
1229
1059
931
1048
1322
1512
2187
2548
2725
3100
3697
3857
5827
4410
4069
3746
3498
3203
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27AM0.82m
5:43PM1.57m
5:56AM0.77m
6:11PM1.53m
6:25AM0.72m
6:40PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.31m
00:39AM0.34m
11:02AM0.34m
1:14AM0.38m
11:20AM0.39m
1:54AM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
14
12
12
8
5
4
3
3
3
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
Energy kJ
422
932
201
1001
1611
1384
1229
1059
931
1048
986
249
5827
4410
4069
3746
3498
3203
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
0.5
S
17
1
S
13
1.1
S
9
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.6
S
20
Energy kJ
392
142
314
180
11
37
82
81
81
141
276
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
16
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
338
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
1.9
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
16
Energy kJ
9
1322
1512
2187
2548
2725
3100
3697
3857
4649
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
87
57
57
57
96
57
54
54
54
54
83
488
626
616
616
844
985
1097
57
57
57
57
118
118
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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