Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 28 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 (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)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 Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
134
124
113
125
123
121
106
96
92
128
125
131
155
192
199
781
651
711
764
868
901
1421
1514
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
11
9
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
18
1.2
SSW
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
Energy kJ
87
89
71
69
52
52
37
106
96
92
128
112
88
155
192
199
2
1
6
468
1421
1514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
87
134
124
113
125
123
121
21
21
13
12
125
131
5
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
26
25
12
12
34
34
3
10
8
9
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
W
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.5
W
3
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
Energy kJ
2
7
10
9
32
53
79
5
104
105
139
781
651
711
764
868
901
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
Distance (km)
54
54
54
54
59
83
379
84
439
95
95
54
83
617
616
616
616
616
626
626
606
476
214
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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