Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 26 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.7
S
23
0.9
S
22
1.1
S
21
1.3
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.6
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.9
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
665
588
596
605
596
458
515
431
437
444
350
355
519
743
1045
1303
1673
1802
1597
2222
1977
1932
1630
1489
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:57PM0.97m
4:58PM0.86m
1:42AM0.93m
3:25PM0.95m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.47m
8:53AM0.51m
8:14PM0.80m
8:39AM0.51m
8:56PM0.66m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:40
5:39
5:38
1
6
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
15
15
16
16
18
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
12
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
14
15
15
18
18
19
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.6
S
19
1.6
S
18
1.9
S
18
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
Energy kJ
665
588
596
605
596
458
515
431
437
444
350
355
411
494
569
1303
1673
1802
1597
2222
1977
1932
1630
1489
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
28
0.1
S
26
0.2
S
26
0.5
S
24
0.7
S
23
0.9
S
22
1.1
S
21
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
Energy kJ
15
13
51
284
519
743
1045
521
506
404
304
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
54
54
57
57
57
445
57
57
57
54
54
57
92
92
99
54
54
54
57
57
57
57
57
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
9
9
8
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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