Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
500 | 378 | 427 | 350 | 345 | 414 | 480 | 572 | 599 | 1422 | 1700 | 714 | 1709 | 1788 | 1398 | 1232 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1692 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.35m | 5:26AM1.24m | 5:17PM1.31m | 5:45AM1.35m | 5:44PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.46m | 11:10PM0.23m | 11:13AM0.39m | 11:26PM0.26m | 11:47AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
500 | 378 | 427 | 350 | 345 | 414 | 480 | 572 | 599 | 1422 | 1700 | 714 | 1709 | 1788 | 1398 | 1232 | 2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1692 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
11 | 41 | 82 | 81 | 151 | 210 | 279 | 276 | 369 | — | 640 | 625 | 153 | 91 | 634 | 882 | 1358 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 107 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
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