Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.5
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
825
691
581
482
449
423
411
421
1149
2181
2355
1936
2025
834
1195
1048
880
704
700
653
483
490
427
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
5
S
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:14PM1.10m
2:13PM1.15m
5:27AM0.82m
3:05PM1.22m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.37m
10:07PM0.31m
10:09PM0.25m
8:46AM0.74m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
7
7
7
9
11
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
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