Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 2 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

15.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 14	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	432	522	516	408	376	456	648	886	838	661	617	523	437	431	405	323	318	258	134	236	1576	1520	1172	4771
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	W	W	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				7:19AM1.23m				7:06PM1.15m				7:52AM1.29m				7:28PM1.02m				8:30AM1.31m				7:48PM0.89m
Low Tide		00:55AM0.46m				1:11PM0.59m				1:10AM0.45m				1:57PM0.63m				1:26AM0.44m				2:51PM0.69m


	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	14	13	12	11
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	10	11	11	11	9	12	12	13	12	11	10	10	8	8	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 14	SW 12	SSW 12	—	SSW 14
kJ	432	522	516	408	376	456	648	886	838	661	617	523	437	431	405	323	318	258	134	236	1576	718	—	4771
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	SSW 15	S 14	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	52	52	32	35	18	17	17	17	—	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	43	104	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 2	W 3	W 3	WSW 6	SW 7	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 14	S 14
kJ	3	3	5	6	6	6	3	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	29	128	757	1520	1172	2216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Parsons Beach SA - Adelaide	Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) SA - East Coast	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	4	2	3	2	4	3	5
Distance (km)	54	54	54	54	59	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	59	54	59	54	54	71	84	616	445	118	445
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay		Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Cape Young Husband
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Douglas Point SA - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	4	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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