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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
18.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)778887777778888888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)435547640672591455503489503531675833748573453358314278285285306374460379
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
E
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.12
3:42AM
1.18
6:46PM
0.65
4:29AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.34
11:22AM
0.23
11:40AM
0.15
9:33PM
0.60
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset--8:37-------8:37-------8:37-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161616161616171716161616171919181717171924
Feels °C (?)101010101111111010111110111212141716151617172022
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