Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Issued: 9 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is

15.6°C

Pennington Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15						Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	256	252	198	289	177	134	134	134	176	176	171	166	119	112	75	61	59	91	87	131	127	118
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:45AM1.59m				6:42PM0.85m				7:12AM1.54m				7:03PM0.77m					7:40AM1.47m			7:20PM0.69m
Low Tide			1:28PM0.35m				00:10AM0.25m					2:01PM0.40m			00:26AM0.29m					2:39PM0.46m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	15	13	14	14	15	16	17	19	19	18	20	19	17	17	18	19	21	22	22
Feels °C	6	8	10	11	9	10	10	11	13	13	16	16	15	18	16	15	15	15	16	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 6	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 4	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	256	252	96	189	177	134	117	75	77	176	171	166	119	112	75	16	48	91	87	131	127	118
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	55	54	198	289	—	—	134	134	176	51	50	30	26	26	10	49	59	28	28	13	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 10	—	—	—	S 22	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	SSW 18	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 6	S 7
kJ	—	—	65	—	—	—	9	9	9	8	8	30	28	26	57	61	9	4	4	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	ENE 3	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 4	—	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4
kJ	128	122	—	202	132	132	—	3	6	4	5	5	4	4	20	—	10	8	8	13	9	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island	Boomer Beach SA - East Coast	Parsons Beach SA - Adelaide	Cape Young Husband SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	54	92	92	99	107	54	54	54	54	54	54	99	57	54	54	54	54	81	54	92	71	54
Best forecast wave conditions in Kangaroo Island	Hanson Bay	Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek		Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Sandy Creek	Stokes Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Hanson Bay	Cape Young Husband	Sandy Creek	Sandy Creek	Hanson Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Church Bay TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
Header Global	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Faial - Praia do Norte Portugal	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Boners United States	Ahijedero Mexico	Afife Portugal	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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