
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- 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 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
521 | 434 | 427 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 205 | 346 | 336 | 322 | 331 | 355 | 429 | 411 | 424 | 640 | 1106 | 2091 | 2089 | 1977 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:33AM0.89m | 2:47PM1.15m | 4:15AM1.00m | 3:25PM1.20m | 4:18AM1.13m | 3:58PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.71m | 9:42PM0.26m | 9:26AM0.58m | 9:57PM0.26m | 9:58AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 |
521 | 434 | 427 | 345 | 277 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 205 | 346 | 336 | 322 | 331 | 355 | 429 | 411 | 372 | 503 | 1106 | 2091 | 2089 | 1977 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 51 | 122 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 95 | 167 | 238 | 329 | 424 | 640 | 286 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 433 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 57 | 107 | 107 | 57 | 57 | 107 | 616 | 1143 | 1190 | 844 | 844 |
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