Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 31 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (31 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (31 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.7
W
12
1.8
WSW
13
2.1
SSW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
737
737
731
487
1359
1452
1229
948
833
738
553
469
383
357
237
194
800
1069
988
1794
1952
2017
865
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49AM0.81m
3:50PM1.52m
4:27AM0.82m
4:22PM1.56m
5:03AM0.82m
4:53PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.42m
8:49AM0.49m
10:55PM0.37m
9:21AM0.47m
11:28PM0.35m
9:53AM0.48m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
8
8
7
9
10
12
11
10
7
6
7
9
10
9
10
8
7
7
8
7
9
6
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
1.5
SSW
11
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
1.5
S
13
2.1
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
24
487
1359
1452
1229
948
833
738
553
469
383
357
237
194
108
824
988
256
321
668
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
330
3
30
100
96
144
193
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
37
11
35
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.5
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
W
12
1.8
WSW
13
1.3
W
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SW
9
Energy kJ
674
737
737
731
12
46
83
129
103
91
61
56
163
800
1069
529
1794
1952
2017
865
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
1
4
2
3
2
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
616
616
606
405
57
59
71
54
71
90
90
544
598
799
372
812
372
628
561
628
567
544
561
812
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
5
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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