
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1208 | 1164 | 1289 | 1289 | 1093 | 871 | 733 | 744 | 1074 | 1041 | 1147 | 1122 | 1705 | 2218 | 2387 | 2846 | 3195 | 3529 | 3182 | 3182 | 6172 | 3169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.02m | 4:35PM1.10m | 5:02AM1.17m | 4:57PM1.08m | 5:13AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.56m | 10:41PM0.42m | 11:03AM0.45m | 10:47PM0.38m | 11:31AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1208 | 1164 | 1289 | 1289 | 1093 | 871 | 733 | 744 | 1074 | 1041 | 1147 | 1122 | 1705 | 2218 | 2387 | 2846 | 3195 | 3529 | 3182 | 3182 | 6172 | 3169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 644 | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | SSW 16 | — |
9 | 28 | 61 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 103 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 3318 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 363 | 363 | 581 | 616 | 626 | 439 | 439 | 94 | 616 | 429 | 87 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 87 | 77 | 57 | 57 |
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