
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
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331 | 355 | 429 | 411 | 424 | 640 | 1106 | 2043 | 2046 | 1977 | 1932 | 1843 | 1533 | 1314 | 1145 | 1107 | 930 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.13m | 3:58PM1.23m | 4:31AM1.26m | 4:28PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.26m | 9:58AM0.47m | 10:12PM0.27m | 10:30AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
331 | 355 | 429 | 411 | 372 | 361 | 1106 | 2043 | 2046 | 1977 | 1932 | 1843 | 1533 | 1314 | 1145 | 1107 | 930 | 743 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
95 | 167 | 238 | 329 | 424 | 640 | 904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 713 | 145 | 212 | 282 | 382 | 374 | 392 | 361 | 288 | 188 | 148 | 146 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 445 | 89 | 92 | 616 | 718 | 1143 | 1194 | 1298 | 932 | 932 | 812 | 231 | 718 | 364 | 476 | 829 | 92 |
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