Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (30 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
694 | 1422 | 1700 | 714 | 1709 | 1788 | 1398 | 1209 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1692 | 1459 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 429 | 603 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.31m | 5:45AM1.35m | 5:44PM1.23m | 6:06AM1.43m | 6:09PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.39m | 11:26PM0.26m | 11:47AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.29m | 12:22PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 |
694 | 1422 | 1700 | 714 | 1709 | 1788 | 1398 | 1209 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1692 | 1459 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 429 | 603 | 342 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
276 | — | 640 | 625 | 153 | 91 | 634 | 882 | 1358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 395 | 239 | 596 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | N 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 67 | 29 | 16 | 27 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 89 | 1101 | 1107 | 87 | 1097 | 84 |
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