Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
869 | 734 | 622 | 521 | 413 | 366 | 295 | 290 | 225 | 218 | 153 | 148 | 146 | 115 | 117 | 193 | 408 | 323 | 495 | 3162 | 4041 | 4779 | 1187 | 3968 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.59m | 6:03AM0.73m | 5:17PM1.58m | 6:22AM0.76m | 5:53PM1.54m | 6:42AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.38m | 9:46AM0.62m | 00:48AM0.44m | 10:29AM0.60m | 1:11AM0.50m | 11:13AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 |
869 | 734 | 622 | 521 | 413 | 366 | 295 | 290 | 225 | 218 | 153 | 148 | 146 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 323 | 495 | 657 | — | 1136 | 1187 | 1800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 4 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 5 | N 5 | S 9 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 92 | 236 | 108 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | E 5 | — | S 26 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 11 | 108 | 193 | 408 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 4 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | S 17 |
22 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 105 | 157 | 54 | — | 9 | 26 | 57 | 112 | 263 | 119 | 12 | 390 | 3162 | 4041 | 4779 | 1186 | 3968 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 214 | 54 | 71 | 84 | 54 | 439 | 439 | 439 | 363 | 544 | 561 | 626 | 439 | 932 | 871 | 823 |
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