
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
701 | 697 | 644 | 619 | 602 | 1114 | 1614 | 1875 | 5026 | 2948 | 3409 | 3523 | 3093 | 3051 | 2830 | 2825 | 2457 | 2836 | 3484 | 3619 | 3144 | 2541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.24m | 9:02AM1.12m | 11:14AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.37m | 10:06PM0.37m | 9:26PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
701 | 697 | 644 | 619 | 602 | — | 107 | 953 | 5026 | 2948 | 3409 | 3523 | 3093 | 3051 | 2830 | 2825 | 2457 | 2836 | 3484 | 3619 | 3144 | 2541 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
11 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | E 4 | — | — |
52 | 25 | 12 | 71 | 69 | 1114 | 1614 | 1875 | 2506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 33 | 35 | — | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 96 | 1107 | 629 | 629 | 646 | 118 | 57 | 57 | 1239 | 107 | 104 | 107 | 117 | 57 | 57 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 92 | 57 | 57 |
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