
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 22s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 193 | 236 | 323 | 495 | 3601 | 4657 | 4779 | 4748 | 1504 | 1537 | 5135 | 2174 | 4410 | 4449 | 1605 | 1270 | 951 | 816 | 649 | 530 | 530 | 517 | 510 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.54m | 6:42AM0.82m | 6:27PM1.46m | 7:07AM0.90m | 7:00PM1.35m | 7:40AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.60m | 1:11AM0.50m | 11:13AM0.61m | 1:29AM0.56m | 12:00PM0.63m | 1:45AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
— | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
117 | 117 | 117 | 323 | 495 | — | — | 851 | 1086 | 831 | 986 | 1000 | 803 | 590 | 457 | 724 | 482 | 559 | 530 | 614 | 461 | 391 | 318 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
44 | 92 | 236 | 108 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 441 | 530 | 530 | 517 | 510 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | W 8 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
108 | 193 | 46 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 4 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
98 | 102 | 117 | 81 | 54 | 3601 | 4657 | 4779 | 4748 | 1504 | 1537 | 5135 | 2174 | 4410 | 4449 | 1605 | 1270 | 951 | 816 | 649 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 81 | 372 | 363 | 544 | 625 | 439 | 439 | 626 | 626 | 616 | 616 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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