Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 8 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

15.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	516	408	376	456	784	874	838	636	617	523	437	431	405	323	318	195	196	236	286	656	1060	1645
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		7:19AM1.23m				7:06PM1.15m				7:52AM1.29m				7:28PM1.02m				8:30AM1.31m				7:48PM0.89m
Low Tide				1:11PM0.59m				1:10AM0.45m				1:57PM0.63m				1:26AM0.44m				2:51PM0.69m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	8	7	7	6	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 14	SSW 13	—	SSW 15	—
kJ	516	408	376	456	784	874	838	636	617	523	437	431	405	323	318	195	196	236	286	—	193	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	S 14	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	32	35	18	17	17	17	—	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	104	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	NW 3	WSW 7	WNW 3	SW 6	SW 7	SSW 12	SSW 14	S 14
kJ	5	6	6	3	4	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	1	—	3	29	3	38	114	656	1060	1645
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Petrel Cove SA - East Coast	Kennet Rivermouth/Point VIC - Cape Otway	Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) SA - East Coast	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	1	2	2	2	4
Distance (km)	54	54	59	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	59	54	84	83	626	94	639	57	118
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay		Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay		Cape Young Husband						Stokes Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4						2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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