Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 15 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1700 | 714 | 1709 | 1788 | 1398 | 1209 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1672 | 1459 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 644 | 603 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | 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 | 11:26PM0.26m | 11:47AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.29m | 12:22PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 15 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1700 | 714 | 1709 | 1788 | 1398 | 1209 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1672 | 1459 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 644 | 603 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 640 | 625 | 153 | 91 | 634 | 882 | 1358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 257 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 29 | 64 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 89 | 1101 | 1107 | 89 | 439 | 84 |
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