Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.9°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
2
S
18
2
S
17
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1
S
17
1
S
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1398
1363
2484
2428
2097
1672
1459
1281
1107
942
763
644
603
596
1187
991
1314
1630
1753
1619
1576
1739
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
30
NW
20
NW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:45AM1.35m
5:44PM1.23m
6:06AM1.43m
6:09PM1.11m
6:31AM1.49m
6:30PM0.95m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.35m
11:41PM0.29m
12:22PM0.35m
11:53PM0.32m
1:00PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
16
15
16
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
9
7
9
11
13
13
12
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
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