Pennington Bay surfForecast / SA – Kangaroo Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 06 May 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (06 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
2.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
1059
931
2091
1019
1654
2124
2297
2715
3135
3750
3663
4299
4410
4069
3483
3453
4177
2812
2665
2616
3680
2787
2749
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:56AM0.77m
6:11PM1.53m
6:25AM0.72m
6:40PM1.47m
6:59AM0.68m
7:13PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.34m
11:02AM0.34m
1:14AM0.38m
11:20AM0.39m
1:54AM0.44m
11:36AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:30
5:29
5:28
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
6
6
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
0.6
S
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
3
S
14
3
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
Energy kJ
1229
1059
931
1048
276
205
364
360
368
3663
4299
4410
4069
3483
3453
4177
2812
2665
2616
3680
2787
2749
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
82
81
81
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
2.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
14
Energy kJ
25
2091
1019
1654
2124
2297
2715
3135
3750
3203
2791
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
54
54
71
488
626
629
871
939
57
57
57
57
57
1132
57
118
118
118
57
364
1132
57
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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