
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
558 | 543 | 456 | 371 | 346 | 886 | 1121 | 1799 | 2394 | 2935 | 5146 | 2897 | 2415 | 2163 | 2198 | 6297 | 3167 | 3569 | 4517 | 5254 | 5577 | 5254 | 4880 | 4585 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.29m | 1:59PM1.34m | 3:09PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.57m | 10:31PM0.44m | 11:00PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
558 | 543 | 456 | 371 | 346 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 3264 | 2897 | 2415 | 2163 | 2198 | 2586 | 3167 | 3569 | 4517 | 5254 | 5577 | 5254 | 4880 | 4585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — |
— | 18 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 380 | 380 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 13 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
10 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 61 | 886 | 1121 | 1799 | 2394 | 2935 | 5146 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6297 | 10 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 71 | 87 | 625 | 628 | 799 | 871 | 616 | 638 | 871 | 939 | 1097 | 1097 | 1159 | 1212 | 1109 | 629 | 626 | 94 | 1101 | 939 | 939 | 1198 |
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