Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.7
S
21
0.9
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.7
SSW
19
1.8
S
18
1.8
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
345
277
273
273
269
205
346
336
322
331
355
429
482
424
640
1106
2091
2046
1977
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:47PM1.15m
4:15AM1.00m
3:25PM1.20m
4:18AM1.13m
3:58PM1.23m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.26m
9:26AM0.58m
9:57PM0.26m
9:58AM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
4
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
18
18
15
14
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
15
16
18
15
17
15
14
14
16
13
11
11
11
11
10
6
8
7
5
2
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