Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
19
1.5
S
16
1.8
S
17
1.9
SSW
17
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
553
413
407
295
277
418
367
400
411
327
657
1219
1932
2187
2529
2620
2590
2114
1869
1664
1474
1121
1072
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
WNW
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:26AM1.13m
11:16AM1.02m
5:44AM0.87m
2:13PM1.01m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.48m
9:22PM0.49m
9:23PM0.45m
8:50AM0.83m
9:36PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:28
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6:26
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7:38
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Temp °C
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
14
14
14
15
16
22
26
27
20
19
Feels °C
15
12
12
14
16
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
11
11
11
14
15
19
23
23
18
18
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