Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 20 Apr 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313121212121414131313131417171716161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207273551493477405385366413384378378317326772772717516509503365280346521
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
10
NNW
20
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.81
5:34PM
1.59
5:45AM
0.71
6:03PM
1.58
5:50AM
0.62
6:33PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.27
10:33AM
0.34
12:37AM
0.33
10:43AM
0.32
1:18AM
0.41
10:50AM
0.31
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:46-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset-----5:47-------5:46-------5:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413141515131415171919212325242522171616151414
Feels °C (?)111110111313101214161816182021212121151413121111
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