Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1654
2763
2866
2801
4054
6348
5823
2420
2027
1690
1347
1307
1075
925
780
608
515
414
366
613
757
779
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:59AM1.37m
8:39AM1.25m
10:08AM1.12m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.28m
11:10PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
6
8
8
8
8
10
13
12
11
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
7
6
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