Vivonne Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kangaroo Island, Australia)

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Vivonne Bay Surf Guide

Vivonne Bay in Kangaroo Island is a very sheltered beach/sandbars break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the west northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Vivonne Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and sandbar	1	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Vivonne Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Vivonne Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Vivonne Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Vivonne Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 25% of the time in August while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 66% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

25%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

66%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Vivonne Bay Location Map

Interactive Vivonne Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Vivonne Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 169 km (105 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Vivonne Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 540 km (335 miles) away.

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Vivonne Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 10:04 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	14	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at Vivonne Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Vivonne Bay, Australia, 1 km from Vivonne Bay.

Next High Water: 02:32pm | 1.05m

Next Low Water: 09:59pm | 0.51m

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Vivonne Bay Sea Temperature

The Vivonne Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (17.6 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (11.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite