Pennington Bay Surf Forecast

/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (35.86° S 137.74° E)

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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 ACST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 3PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (27 May)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (27 May)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 27						Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	360	426	386	360	315	267	215	158	142	110	91	87	87	87	124	113	125	123	121	106	96	130	273	176
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				1:28PM1.10m				1:16AM0.83m				2:05PM1.24m				2:22AM0.82m				2:41PM1.36m				3:09AM0.81m
Low Tide	6:22AM0.68m					8:28PM0.69m				7:01AM0.63m				9:11PM0.59m				7:38AM0.57m					9:48PM0.49m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	16	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 9	S 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 13	S 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	184	426	128	360	315	125	85	158	142	110	91	85	69	71	69	51	50	37	121	106	96	130	273	176
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 22	S 13	S 21	S 13	S 13	SSW 20	SSW 19	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 7	SSE 7	SW 6	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	9	176	9	126	126	37	72	77	75	48	47	87	87	87	124	113	125	123	31	21	19	12	9	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 22	SW 21	S 20	S 20	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 5	SW 6	SSE 7	—	—	S 20
kJ	—	9	17	8	31	—	—	64	64	107	91	47	26	25	12	12	34	34	2	9	20	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 3	WSW 7	WNW 3	SW 6
kJ	360	—	386	—	—	267	215	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	6	8	2	40	3	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Petrel Cove SA - East Coast	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Dump Beach SA - East Coast	Bashams Bommie SA - East Coast	Bashams Bommie SA - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	57	92	107	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	54	57	54	54	54	54	59	59	84	83	84	89	95	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay			Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Steep Point WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Turtles WA - North West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Turtles WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Steep Point WA - North West	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Steep Point WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3
Header Global	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Haapiti French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Fullers United States	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	9	9	7	8	6	6	9	9	9	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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