Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2038 | 1809 | 1545 | 1327 | 1162 | 1107 | 979 | 815 | 636 | 487 | 790 | 627 | 620 | 503 | 484 | 453 | 355 | 341 | 269 | 261 | 247 | 297 | 292 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.16m | 4:44PM1.20m | 5:08AM1.31m | 5:04PM1.15m | 5:26AM1.43m | 5:24PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.33m | 10:42AM0.43m | 10:47PM0.31m | 11:12AM0.37m | 10:58PM0.28m | 11:42AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2038 | 1809 | 1545 | 1327 | 1162 | 1107 | 979 | 815 | 636 | 487 | 790 | 627 | 620 | 503 | 484 | 453 | 355 | 341 | 269 | 261 | 247 | 297 | 292 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | N 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 239 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 73 | 69 | 106 | 160 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 178 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 47 | — | 747 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 54 | 71 | 81 | 54 | 83 | 271 | 271 | 59 | 87 | 87 | 57 | 445 | 59 | 87 | 59 | 83 |
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