Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 16). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1026
894
780
894
1042
1042
1029
1016
904
627
619
543
522
869
708
643
522
421
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:53PM1.22m
6:22AM1.35m
6:13PM1.14m
6:47AM1.42m
6:32PM1.03m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.33m
12:26PM0.45m
00:09AM0.31m
1:02PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
9
9
11
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
12
9
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