
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (06 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
565 | 1232 | 1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 978 | 845 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM0.77m | 8:46AM1.34m | 9:37AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.44m | 00:30AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
537 | 1232 | 1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 978 | 845 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
565 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 218 | 128 | 387 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 10 | 21 | 19 | — | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 80 | 73 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 71 | 81 | 54 | 379 | 59 |
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