Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- 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 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 161 | 153 | 160 | 155 | 117 | 117 | 193 | 408 | 323 | 495 | 2841 | 784 | 1406 | 5428 | 5151 | 6651 | 3462 | 3024 | 2798 | 4425 | 1577 | 1379 | 932 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.58m | 6:22AM0.76m | 5:53PM1.54m | 6:42AM0.82m | 6:27PM1.46m | 7:07AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.44m | 10:29AM0.60m | 1:11AM0.50m | 11:13AM0.61m | 1:29AM0.56m | 12:00PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
225 | 161 | 153 | 160 | 155 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 323 | 495 | — | 784 | 891 | 1086 | 917 | — | — | 604 | 590 | 457 | 724 | 482 | 559 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 44 | 92 | 236 | 117 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 26 | S 9 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 12 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | 108 | 193 | 408 | 187 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 4 | SSW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
61 | 85 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 72 | 94 | 98 | 92 | 69 | 25 | 2841 | 315 | 1406 | 5428 | 5151 | 6651 | 3462 | 3024 | 2798 | 4425 | 1577 | 1379 | 932 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 89 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 94 | 439 | 81 | 81 | 372 | 544 | 544 | 628 | 932 | 629 | 834 | 445 | 118 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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