Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 2 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

15.1° C

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	1509	1589	1459	1515	1314	1131	917	744	536	529	431	336	299	232	232	229	225	222	193	127	123	326	413	300
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:17AM0.93m				5:49PM1.43m					6:31AM1.03m			6:16PM1.36m					6:52AM1.14m				6:42PM1.26m
Low Tide	00:20AM0.40m				11:06AM0.60m					00:31AM0.44m			11:48AM0.57m					00:42AM0.47m			12:29PM0.57m


	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	14	14
Feels °C	9	8	8	7	8	8	10	11	10	10	10	9	8	10	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	1509	1589	1459	1515	1314	1131	917	744	536	529	431	336	299	232	232	229	225	222	193	85	70	326	413	300
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 21	S 21	SSW 20	S 11	SSW 19	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	35	75	66	123	84	81	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	—	—	W 6	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	7	151	127	54	14	96	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	NW 6	—	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	14	—	2	3	3	5	6	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5
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