Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1793
1427
1245
1079
928
942
1104
1543
1342
1156
875
710
531
422
333
243
229
236
171
166
151
155
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:42AM1.51m
6:17PM0.83m
7:10AM1.45m
6:24PM0.73m
7:40AM1.35m
5:48PM0.64m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.44m
11:58PM0.23m
1:55PM0.51m
00:07AM0.27m
2:47PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
8
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
15
17
17
17
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