
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 6PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | 1709 | 1508 | 1305 | 1297 | 1200 | 1367 | 1117 | 970 | 2386 | 2212 | 3187 | 2843 | 4135 | 3781 | 2197 | 1269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.43m | 6:20AM1.18m | 6:06PM1.38m | 6:42AM1.26m | 6:36PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.52m | 00:07AM0.28m | 11:53AM0.48m | 00:26AM0.33m | 12:31PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1859 | 1999 | 2157 | 1928 | 1709 | 1508 | 1305 | 1297 | 1200 | 1367 | 1117 | 970 | 1811 | 2212 | 2361 | 2053 | 1937 | 1886 | 1568 | 1269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 19 | 132 | 132 | 2386 | — | 3187 | 2843 | 4135 | 3781 | 2197 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 59 | 71 | 83 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 94 | 439 | 439 | 643 | 607 | 607 | 606 | 616 | 364 | 57 |
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