Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1672 | 1630 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 644 | 603 | 596 | 969 | 1004 | 1347 | 1787 | 1698 | 1763 | 1554 | 1739 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.23m | 6:06AM1.43m | 6:09PM1.11m | 6:31AM1.49m | 6:30PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.35m | 11:41PM0.29m | 12:22PM0.35m | 11:53PM0.32m | 1:00PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 15 |
2484 | 2428 | 2097 | 1672 | 1630 | 1281 | 1107 | 942 | 763 | 644 | 603 | 596 | 969 | 1004 | 1347 | 1787 | 1698 | 1763 | 1554 | 1739 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 257 | 317 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 64 | 35 | 16 | 7 | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 94 | 644 | 629 | 59 | 439 | 57 | 57 | 439 | 59 | 84 | 96 | 439 | 87 | 626 |
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