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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 8 am Sunday 03 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | |
1601 | 1657 | 1733 | 1585 | 1359 | 1157 | 1121 | 1240 | 1381 | 1522 | 1420 | 1396 | 1527 | 1491 | 574 | 550 | 490 | 408 | 338 | 1001 | 977 | 1551 | 1229 | 1072 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:30AM0.89m | 4:48PM1.56m | 4:59AM0.86m | 5:15PM1.58m | 5:27AM0.82m | 5:43PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.30m | 11:34PM0.31m | 10:20AM0.29m | 00:06AM0.32m | 10:41AM0.31m | 00:39AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
 kJ | 1601 | 1657 | 1733 | 1585 | 1359 | 1157 | 1121 | 1240 | — | — | — | — | 1230 | 395 | 404 | 473 | 490 | 408 | 205 | 1001 | 977 | 1551 | 1229 | 1072 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 392 | 259 | 314 | 220 | 181 | 37 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 24 | S 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 338 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 67 | 56 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 1381 | 1522 | 1420 | 1396 | 1527 | 1491 | 574 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 506 | 439 | 567 | 506 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 561 | 628 | 625 | 628 | 629 | 57 | 87 | 94 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 71 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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