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Pennington Bay Surf Forecast
/ SA – Kangaroo Island (8 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 01 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | |
703 | 593 | 577 | 460 | 447 | 366 | 366 | 299 | 377 | 401 | 413 | 446 | 743 | 1772 | 2152 | 2228 | 1969 | 1581 | 1336 | 1175 | 3225 | 1883 | 2310 | 1935 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.40m | 4:03AM0.91m | 4:21PM1.50m | 4:30AM0.89m | 4:48PM1.56m | 4:59AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.37m | 9:34AM0.33m | 11:02PM0.33m | 9:57AM0.30m | 11:34PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
 kJ | 703 | 593 | 577 | 460 | 447 | 366 | 366 | 299 | 377 | 401 | 413 | 446 | 743 | 1772 | 2152 | 2228 | 1969 | 1581 | 1336 | 1175 | 1376 | 1399 | 1599 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 63 | 64 | 87 | 104 | 35 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 54 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 3225 | 1883 | 2310 | 1935 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 54 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 379 | 71 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 372 | 372 | 89 | 544 | 598 | 544 | 544 | 506 | 372 | 544 | 544 | 625 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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