
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 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
507 | 553 | 413 | 407 | 295 | 277 | 418 | 367 | 400 | 411 | 327 | 657 | 1219 | 1932 | 2187 | 2529 | 2620 | 2590 | 2114 | 1869 | 1664 | 1474 | 1121 | 1072 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.13m | 11:16AM1.02m | 5:44AM0.87m | 2:13PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.48m | 9:22PM0.49m | 9:23PM0.45m | 8:50AM0.83m | 9:36PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | N 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
507 | 1 | 413 | 407 | 295 | 277 | 418 | 367 | 400 | 411 | 327 | 490 | 1219 | 1932 | 2187 | 2529 | 2620 | 2590 | 2114 | 1869 | 1664 | 1474 | 1121 | 764 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 91 | 153 | 80 | 194 | 369 | — | 980 | 1346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 364 | 767 | 1072 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 657 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 553 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 439 | 445 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 99 | 57 | 57 | 92 | 81 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
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