
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
894 | 757 | 607 | 503 | 411 | 404 | 330 | 263 | 255 | 239 | 187 | 139 | 103 | 103 | 144 | 156 | 163 | 163 | 117 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47PM0.70m | 7:09AM1.57m | 6:41PM0.64m | 7:40AM1.46m | 5:30PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.40m | 11:39PM0.38m | 2:33PM0.50m | 11:45PM0.38m | 3:25PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 14 |
894 | 757 | 607 | 503 | 411 | 404 | 330 | 263 | 255 | 239 | 187 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 144 | 156 | 163 | 163 | 117 | 200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 13 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | 50 | 50 | — | 43 | 139 | 103 | 103 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 85 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 70 | 70 | — | — | — | 31 | 24 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
60 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 61 | 54 | 52 | 69 | 69 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 272 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 363 | 425 | 439 | 439 | 607 | 616 | 84 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 96 | 99 |
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