Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 509 | 516 | 627 | 778 | 565 | 1216 | 1382 | 1602 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1357 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26PM0.95m | 8:08AM1.37m | 7:30PM0.77m | 8:46AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.44m | 2:53PM0.61m | 00:58AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 492 | 610 | 555 | 522 | 509 | 516 | 627 | 778 | 537 | 1216 | 1382 | 1602 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 565 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 218 | 128 | 387 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 6 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | — | 38 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 44 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 59 |
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