Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.6
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.4
S
14
1.8
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
2
S
18
2
S
17
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
0.8
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
414
480
572
694
1422
1700
714
1709
1788
1398
1232
2484
2428
2097
1672
1459
1281
1107
942
763
429
596
596
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
20
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:26AM1.24m
5:17PM1.31m
5:45AM1.35m
5:44PM1.23m
6:06AM1.43m
6:09PM1.11m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.23m
11:13AM0.39m
11:26PM0.26m
11:47AM0.35m
11:41PM0.29m
12:22PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
12
11
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
13
14
11
8
7
9
9
12
13
9
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