Pennington Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.86° S 137.74° E

Pennington Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pennington Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
522
421
333
329
329
320
296
665
742
612
545
553
542
773
671
540
986
1096
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:32PM1.03m
7:16AM1.43m
6:49PM0.92m
7:48AM1.40m
6:59PM0.80m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.29m
1:39PM0.52m
00:39AM0.28m
2:22PM0.58m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
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