
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Sep):
- 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 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
644 | 619 | 602 | 1240 | 1614 | 1850 | 3351 | 2948 | 3409 | 3523 | 3106 | 3051 | 2825 | 2825 | 2868 | 2873 | 4039 | 3619 | 3184 | 2541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.12m | 11:14AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.37m | 10:06PM0.37m | 9:26PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 15 | 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 16 | S 15 |
644 | 619 | 602 | — | 422 | 604 | 3351 | 2948 | 3409 | 3523 | 3106 | 3051 | 2825 | 2825 | 2868 | 2873 | 4039 | 3619 | 3184 | 2541 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
11 | 71 | 69 | 1240 | 1614 | 1850 | 2475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 31 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1101 | 629 | 94 | 646 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 607 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 117 | 57 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 92 | 57 | 57 |
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