Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
708 | 643 | 522 | 421 | 333 | 329 | 329 | 320 | 296 | 288 | 350 | 630 | 545 | 474 | 569 | 773 | 671 | 679 | 859 | 1096 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.03m | 7:16AM1.43m | 6:49PM0.92m | 7:48AM1.40m | 6:59PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.47m | 00:24AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.28m | 2:22PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
708 | 643 | 522 | 421 | 333 | 329 | 329 | 320 | 296 | 288 | 350 | 630 | 545 | 474 | 569 | 773 | 671 | 679 | 859 | 1096 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | NW 4 | — |
18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 43 | 80 | 100 | 186 | 260 | 243 | 240 | 515 | 382 | 42 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 39 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | — |
24 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 101 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 372 | 439 | 439 | 439 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 57 |
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