Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 2 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)22s
Evening (18 Jun)2ft (0.6m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
S
22
0.6
S
21
0.8
S
20
2.2
SW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
16
3
S
11
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
193
236
323
495
3601
4657
4779
4748
1504
1537
5135
2174
4410
4449
1605
1270
951
816
649
530
530
517
510
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53PM1.54m
6:42AM0.82m
6:27PM1.46m
7:07AM0.90m
7:00PM1.35m
7:40AM0.98m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.60m
1:11AM0.50m
11:13AM0.61m
1:29AM0.56m
12:00PM0.63m
1:45AM0.60m
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
8
5
5
5
7
6
7
7
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
21
0.8
S
20
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.2
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
S
16
1
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
117
117
117
323
495
851
1086
831
986
1000
803
590
457
724
482
559
530
614
461
391
318
258
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
23
0.5
S
22
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
17
1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
Energy kJ
44
92
236
108
75
101
917
441
530
530
517
510
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
W
8
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
108
193
46
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
W
4
2.2
SW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
S
17
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
3
S
16
3
S
11
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
9
Energy kJ
98
102
117
81
54
3601
4657
4779
4748
1504
1537
5135
2174
4410
4449
1605
1270
951
816
649
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
439
81
372
363
544
625
439
439
626
626
616
616
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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