Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 13 Apr 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 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212111112121211111111131314131312121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1568140710488807866865764854494563832872772331844886949431001848593488406395
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.81
1:28AM
1.00
3:54PM
0.89
2:36AM
1.04
3:46PM
1.03
3:22AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
0.34
7:49PM
0.79
9:02AM
0.33
8:48PM
0.65
9:17AM
0.33
9:28PM
0.51
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset---5:57-------5:55-------5:54----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141516171616151414151717161515151416181817171616
Feels °C (?)121314161415141213141616151414141315161716151414
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