Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
522 | 421 | 333 | 329 | 329 | 320 | 296 | 665 | 742 | 612 | 545 | 553 | 542 | 773 | 671 | 540 | 986 | 1096 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.03m | 7:16AM1.43m | 6:49PM0.92m | 7:48AM1.40m | 6:59PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.29m | 1:39PM0.52m | 00:39AM0.28m | 2:22PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
522 | 421 | 333 | 329 | 329 | 320 | 296 | 665 | 742 | 612 | 545 | 553 | 542 | 773 | 671 | 540 | 986 | 1096 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | NNW 4 | — |
7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 74 | 39 | 78 | 184 | 260 | 243 | 240 | 515 | 382 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 42 | 43 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 8 | — | — |
5 | 13 | 40 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 83 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 92 | 83 | 94 | 83 | 372 | 439 | 439 | 607 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 77 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 57 | 84 |
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