Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 11 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
17.2° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1.2
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
462
442
361
534
324
333
264
257
124
179
159
214
202
193
168
150
146
142
132
128
89
87
84
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:13PM1.06m
2:17PM0.87m
00:24AM0.99m
2:18PM1.02m
2:03AM0.97m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.58m
7:13AM0.57m
7:08PM0.81m
7:44AM0.57m
8:26PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
15
17
16
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1.2
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
573
462
442
361
534
324
333
264
257
98
92
84
82
61
58
53
150
43
142
132
128
89
87
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
26
0.2
S
24
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
13
13
44
17
15
98
179
159
214
202
193
168
51
146
30
25
14
13
8
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
25
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
13
45
88
79
124
94
93
34
3
18
3
11
3
7
7
31
31
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
36
41
41
32
17
16
3
3
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
57
92
92
104
99
57
57
54
54
54
92
92
57
57
57
57
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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