
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pennington Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pennington Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pennington Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 605 | 480 | 636 | 2484 | 3203 | 6300 | 8425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.34m | 9:37AM1.28m | 11:10AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.44m | 00:30AM0.42m | 11:46PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | — | — | — |
1382 | 1799 | 1643 | 1602 | 1232 | 1596 | 1596 | 1537 | 1249 | 1189 | 1160 | 1131 | 1060 | 1005 | 857 | 845 | 724 | 605 | 480 | 636 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
18 | 18 | 218 | 128 | 387 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 123 | 37 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 14 | 20 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | E 6 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
— | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 63 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 68 | 83 | 129 | 93 | 152 | 18 | 2484 | 3203 | 6300 | 8425 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 54 | 81 | 71 | 81 | 54 | 81 | 54 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 81 | 89 | 372 | 271 | 271 | 425 |
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