Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 27 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?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (27 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
301
360
426
429
413
384
285
215
145
120
110
91
87
89
134
124
113
172
123
121
106
94
92
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:11PM0.88m
1:28PM1.10m
1:16AM0.83m
2:05PM1.24m
2:22AM0.82m
2:41PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.68m
8:28PM0.69m
7:01AM0.63m
9:11PM0.59m
7:38AM0.57m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.7
S
14
1.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
343
301
184
426
128
126
126
125
215
145
120
110
83
87
89
73
69
64
48
30
121
106
94
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.7
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
257
250
9
176
9
8
31
37
85
77
75
48
91
87
87
134
124
113
172
123
29
20
19
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
22
0.1
S
22
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
10
19
9
72
64
64
107
47
28
26
25
12
12
47
34
23
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
360
429
413
384
285
3
7
6
26
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
57
57
57
92
107
104
57
57
57
57
57
57
54
81
57
54
54
54
54
59
59
59
83
372
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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