Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (02 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	12 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
Wave Graph
kJ	744	849	1003	1003	978	1060	1138	1263	1246	1138	1138	1123	1860	1072	944	931	931	944	1117	1422	1630	1630	1834	1692
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:27AM1.57m				5:52PM0.68m					6:55AM1.49m			4:42PM0.63m					7:24AM1.36m
Low Tide	11:14PM0.32m					1:32PM0.48m			11:14PM0.31m					2:26PM0.60m			11:07PM0.30m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—
mm	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	12	9	9	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	9	8	5	8	10	7	7	8	9	11	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	744	849	1003	1003	978	1060	1138	1263	1246	1138	1138	1123	1374	1072	944	931	931	944	1117	1422	1630	1630	1834	1692
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	S 19	—	—
kJ	—	—	306	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54	66	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 3	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 15	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	4	—	2	6	17	40	83	127	136	124	1860	141	155	183	189	163	127	94	—	42	26	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Baby Lizards SA - Yorke Peninsula	Salmon Hole SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	54	118	57	57	57	57	57	57	607	57	57	57	57	107	117	107	107	57	107	107	104	57	57	57
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay		Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay		Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay					Stokes Bay				Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay	Stokes Bay
Rating (10 max)	4		3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3					3				3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	7
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Marmols Left Point Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	La Gotera Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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