
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2580 | 2357 | 1916 | 1834 | 1664 | 1440 | 1232 | 1046 | 1245 | 2018 | 1995 | 1988 | 1986 | 1916 | 1728 | 1750 | 1664 | 1455 | 1455 | 1455 | 1474 | 1474 | 1418 | 1346 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:44AM0.87m | 2:13PM1.01m | 4:23AM0.96m | 3:19PM1.05m | 4:19AM1.09m | 4:03PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.83m | 9:36PM0.43m | 9:36AM0.68m | 9:52PM0.42m | 10:12AM0.54m | 10:09PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
2580 | 2357 | 1916 | 1834 | 1664 | 1440 | 1232 | 1046 | 1245 | 2018 | 1995 | 1988 | 1986 | 1916 | 1728 | 1750 | 1664 | 1455 | 1455 | 1455 | 1474 | 1474 | 1418 | 1346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | — | 259 | 342 | 804 | 419 | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 445 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 92 | 671 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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