Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1245 | 1294 | 1376 | 1415 | 1525 | 1174 | 911 | 1800 | 1796 | 1913 | 2252 | 2224 | 2002 | 1900 | 1658 | 1597 | 1910 | 1739 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:59PM0.80m | 8:23AM1.34m | 6:26PM0.69m | 9:05AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.30m | 3:23PM0.64m | 00:53AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1245 | 1294 | 1376 | 1415 | 1525 | 1174 | 911 | 1800 | 1796 | 1913 | 2252 | 2224 | 2002 | 1900 | 1658 | 1597 | 1910 | 1739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SSW 22 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | 768 | 128 | 151 | — | 283 | 516 | 454 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 107 | 154 | 329 | 45 | 485 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 441 | 557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 607 | 87 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 96 | 57 | 57 |
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