Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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


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 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
697
644
619
602
1114
1614
1875
5026
2948
3409
3523
3093
3051
2830
2825
2457
2836
3484
3619
3144
2541
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
20
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
W
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM1.24m
9:02AM1.12m
11:14AM1.03m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.37m
10:06PM0.37m
9:26PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
9
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
15
13
12
10
7
5
5
4
5
7
6
6
5
6
4
3
4
8
9
10
9
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