Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s 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 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 108 | 282 | 496 | 701 | 697 | 644 | 619 | 602 | 1240 | 1614 | 2001 | 2510 | 2760 | 3234 | 3234 | 3064 | 2842 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:48PM0.64m | 8:13AM1.24m | 9:02AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.32m | 11:32PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 112 | 108 | 282 | 496 | 701 | 697 | 644 | 619 | 602 | — | 107 | 612 | 2510 | 2760 | 3234 | 3234 | 3064 | 2842 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 104 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | S 15 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 67 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 61 | 26 | 21 | 93 | 96 | 1240 | 1614 | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 89 | 625 | 626 | 1107 | 629 | 709 | 629 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 104 | 107 |
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