Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 407 | 295 | 277 | 418 | 367 | 400 | 411 | 400 | 657 | 1219 | 1932 | 2146 | 2529 | 2620 | 2590 | 2114 | 1869 | 1664 | 1281 | 1265 | 1083 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.13m | 11:16AM1.02m | 5:44AM0.87m | 2:13PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.49m | 9:23PM0.45m | 8:50AM0.83m | 9:36PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 413 | 407 | 295 | 277 | 418 | 367 | 400 | 411 | 400 | 589 | 1219 | 1932 | 2146 | 2529 | 2620 | 2590 | 2114 | 1869 | 1664 | 1281 | 1265 | 764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 4 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 91 | 153 | 80 | 194 | 369 | — | 980 | 1346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 416 | 517 | 1083 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 26 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 439 | 598 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 99 | 57 | 57 | 107 | 89 | 57 | 71 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
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