Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 9PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3555
3059
2756
2469
2233
1829
1632
2763
3291
3020
2767
2627
2613
2420
2027
1715
1347
1307
1075
925
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:55PM0.66m
7:59AM1.37m
8:39AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.58m
11:53PM0.32m
11:33PM0.28m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
16
15
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
12
13
11
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
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