
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
451 | 467 | 367 | 277 | 290 | 485 | 480 | 465 | 441 | 627 | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 509 | 516 | 627 | 778 | 572 | 1216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.13m | 7:35AM1.36m | 7:26PM0.95m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:30PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.49m | 00:55AM0.41m | 1:57PM0.54m | 1:03AM0.44m | 2:53PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
451 | 467 | 367 | 277 | 223 | 170 | 145 | 107 | 441 | 627 | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 509 | 516 | 627 | 778 | 537 | 1216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 |
380 | 283 | 215 | 203 | 200 | 485 | 480 | 465 | 78 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 572 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | NW 3 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | S 8 | WSW 6 |
— | 118 | 148 | 221 | 290 | 100 | 153 | 206 | 198 | 53 | 54 | 111 | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 54 | 57 |
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