
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
119 | 78 | 75 | 61 | 59 | 91 | 87 | 131 | 127 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 153 | 155 | 218 | 280 | 376 | 737 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:03PM0.77m | 7:40AM1.47m | 7:20PM0.69m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:17PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.29m | 2:39PM0.46m | 00:36AM0.35m | 3:27PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
119 | 78 | 75 | 38 | 48 | 91 | 87 | 131 | 127 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 153 | 155 | 218 | 280 | 376 | 737 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | N 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
26 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 59 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — |
28 | 26 | 57 | 61 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 54 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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