
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 23). 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 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
758 | 758 | 665 | 646 | 521 | 434 | 355 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 215 | 160 | 346 | 336 | 322 | 331 | 355 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33AM0.89m | 2:47PM1.15m | 4:15AM1.00m | 3:25PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.28m | 8:52AM0.71m | 9:42PM0.26m | 9:26AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
758 | 758 | 665 | 646 | 521 | 434 | 355 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 215 | 160 | 346 | 336 | 322 | 331 | 355 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 46 | 124 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 106 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | S 25 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 87 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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