
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 605 | 500 | 308 | 871 | 1012 | 838 | 2908 | 5186 | 7255 | 8158 | 6015 | 5103 | 4084 | 2979 | 1459 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.28m | 11:10AM1.22m | 2:14PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.35m | 11:16PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 605 | 500 | 308 | 871 | 1012 | 828 | 2908 | — | — | — | — | 151 | 4084 | 2979 | 1459 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 80 | 62 | 283 | — | — | 838 | 1624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | — | — |
23 | 16 | 11 | 50 | 83 | 60 | 42 | 53 | 37 | 21 | — | — | 5186 | 7255 | 8158 | 6015 | 5103 | 829 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 71 | 81 | 90 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 94 | 425 | 562 | 527 | 544 | 616 | 871 | 871 | 81 |
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