Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2756 | 2469 | 2233 | 2012 | 1466 | 2763 | 3072 | 2844 | 2792 | 5907 | 2471 | 2234 | 1984 | 1564 | 1347 | 1307 | 1075 | 925 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:55PM0.66m | 7:59AM1.37m | 8:39AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.32m | 11:33PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2756 | 2469 | 2233 | 2012 | 1466 | 2763 | 3072 | — | — | 2665 | 2471 | 2234 | 1984 | 1564 | 1347 | 1307 | 1075 | 925 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 310 | 31 | 21 | 2844 | 2792 | 5907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 87 | 625 | 625 | 932 | 932 | 1122 | 1097 | 823 | 870 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 57 | 57 |
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