
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
979 | 942 | 636 | 487 | 790 | 627 | 620 | 503 | 484 | 453 | 355 | 341 | 269 | 261 | 247 | 302 | 700 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.20m | 5:08AM1.31m | 5:04PM1.15m | 5:26AM1.43m | 5:24PM1.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.31m | 11:12AM0.37m | 10:58PM0.28m | 11:42AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
979 | 942 | 636 | 487 | 790 | 627 | 620 | 503 | 484 | 453 | 355 | 341 | 269 | 261 | 247 | 302 | 224 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
— | — | 169 | 239 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 73 | 69 | 106 | 160 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 178 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
— | — | 5 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 80 | 700 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 59 | 81 | 54 | 54 | 71 | 89 | 506 | 87 | 59 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 488 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 84 |
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